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Hacking your robot vacuum (www.theverge.com)

submitted 10 months ago by sbv@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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A Verge story on hacking your robot vacuum so it doesn't phone home.

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[–] ichbinjasokreativ@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

'This shit' referring to the vacuum or your privacy?

[–] Melody@lemmy.one 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Asking this question on a privacy community really doesn't look good on you.

We shouldn't have to go to these extremes to protect ourselves... But at the same time if we don't do this and defend our rights to do so...there will be attempts to legislate against it and make modifying your tech to protect your privacy illegal!

[–] ichbinjasokreativ@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I wanted this person to clarify their statement, how is asking for information a bad thing?

[+] m_r_butts@kbin.social -26 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

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[–] ichbinjasokreativ@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

There might have been some miscommunication between us. I fully support the fight for privacy and buy nothing that's not truly under my control. I do not have a vacuum robot, I run Linux on all my computers, GrapheneOS on my phone, the only 'smart' thing about my car is its ability to detect when it's dark so it can turn on my headlights, that sort of thing. But I don't know you and your original comment didn't make it clear to me whether you engaged in defeatist speech or were advocating for privacy.

[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

You sound jealous.

It's surprising how much dust my robot picks up every day. It's very nice