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A Boring Dystopia
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This has been known for years ever since somebody stumbled upon pics of their home being sent back to the manufacturer. So anyone who doesn’t know by now just hasn’t been keeping up with the news.
An instance years ago of iRobot smart vacs that took pics of a woman on her toilet, among other pics and they ended up on forums and social media. Unfortunately, all smart devices communicate with their manufacturers on the cloud, which employees can get access to, so until all companies are forced to end-to-end encrypt all their data, we take a huge risk in trusting these employees to keep it safe. You’re always taking a chance.
A Roomba recorded a woman on the toilet. How did screenshots end up on Facebook?
For real. The guy in the article being shocked is like someone being surprised that Facebook and Google use your data for ads. No shit! Everyone who's been paying even a little attention knows this.