lemme in@lemm.ee to Privacy@programming.dev · 1 month agoHackers take control of robot vacuums in multiple US cities and abuse ownerswww.abc.net.auexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up185arrow-down11cross-posted to: andfinally@feddit.ukworldnews@aussie.zonetechnology@lemmy.world
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minus-squarewizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 month agoCamera makes some amount of sense. Can be used to keep it from running over wires, or getting caught up in something like a loose curtain. Stuff that would be difficult to handle with non-visual sensors. Microphone? Oh hell no. No purpose.
minus-squareAlice@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoAh, yeah that makes sense. Brainfart on my part.
Camera makes some amount of sense. Can be used to keep it from running over wires, or getting caught up in something like a loose curtain. Stuff that would be difficult to handle with non-visual sensors.
Microphone? Oh hell no. No purpose.
Ah, yeah that makes sense. Brainfart on my part.