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Posted on 08/22/2026 9:56:10 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
A software engineer trying to control his DJI ROMO robot vacuum with a PlayStation controller accidentally discovered access to roughly 7,000 devices across 24 countries.
So, you know one drone can look in your backyard,
But a robot vacuum can go throughout your entire house, right?
And if that robot vacuum has cameras, a microphone, room mapping, cloud connectivity and a backend that treats authorization like a side quest.
Congratulations, man. You didn't just buy a vacuum cleaner You bought a rolling surveillance package with a mop. Wow.
And I just want to get on this thing. Why the hell did DJI build a freaking robot with a microphone? I can only think of one reason they put a microphone in that robot, and that's to like listen to you.
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I don’t have mine hooked up to Wi-fi. I didn’t see a need for it.
And you have seen the new age verification BS coming down the hill?
Some are fighting for an exception for open-source OS???
Recently visited a firearm-related site and was given the third degree about my age.
I think MS wants you to have your system’s MAC address chip implanted...
“Vacuum a bit closer to the bathtub”
A car parts web site wanted my license plate number for my car ? WTH ?
No thanks
Henry Kissinger joked during a 1972 Moscow summit meeting that if he held a document up to a chandelier—alluding to hidden Soviet KGB surveillance cameras—Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko might be able to get him extra copies because their Xerox machine broke down.
—”A car parts web site wanted my license plate number for my car “
Commonly used to verify that the parts you order match your make, model, and maybe VIN.
Some sites used to brag about using it.
Unless you turn the phone off, that causes the phone to deplete its battery rather quickly since it goes to high power transmit mode to find a tower.
The FCC just banned them, so yes, people are talking about them.
Yes, you can talk to it, just like to Siri or Alexa.
My MovaV50 vacuums and mops and my floors have never been so clean. Fired the cleaning service and I am happy.
My control panel is on my phone so it has to be on wifi.
What are you going to say? That ‘this is the third time this week you’ve skipped the area under the couch?” I want companies to give me a choice. I’ll take the one WITHOUT AI.
The issue is that the map of your house can be downloaded. Your conversations can be overheard.
Alexa scares me.
Kinda’ like inviting FLOK surveillance into our homes.
But unlike roadside FLOK, very few Freepers care.
Sad.
The smartest man in the world just jumped out with my backpack.
Kissinger joke punchline.
TALK IN PERSON TO SUMMIT STAFF....
THEY ARE ON TOP OF THINGS
Unless you turn the phone off, that causes the phone to deplete its battery rather quickly since it goes to high power transmit mode to find a tower.
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I put the phone in airplane mode before putting it in the Faraday bag. Less battery waste and time waste than powering off then back on..
Actually people have been talking about this for a really long time. At least 15 years ago people were talking about how appliance makers didn’t really comprehend computer security and weren’t building any security into their smart appliance, and yes they could all be used to spy on you.
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