Roomba maker iRobot plans to sell digital maps of your home
Robot vacuum cleaner company iRobot “reportedly has a new strategy in place: providing Roomba-gathered maps of your home to other smart device makers.”
https://www.engadget.com/2017/07/24/roomba-irobot-sell-digital-maps-home/
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@aral This is sad, bit it's not the first time iRobot has gotten involved with things of a dubious ethical nature. I think they even made some prototype war robots (not just bomb disposal) and one of my favorite talks about the ethics of robotics mentions the company. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giKT8PkCCv4
Also, this isn't just a privacy concern. It's a security issue. If people know the layout of your house and where the valuable stuff is located then it becomes easier to rob.
Also, this isn't just a privacy concern. It's a security issue. If people know the layout of your house and where the valuable stuff is located then it becomes easier to rob.
@bob @aral @Technowix Your house should still be secure, even if the bulglar knows it's layout, where the expensive stuff is, and the models of your door locks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerckhoffs's_principle
OTOH, aren't house layouts copyrightable? :^)
@aral your home mapped in the cloud - what could go wrong?