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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...

Tony Seruga@TonySeruga1/6 🧵📡 The Invisible Exhaust You’re Leaving EverywhereThis barely registers in public discourse, but in practical terms, it is one of the most comprehensive surveillance systems ever built — and it wasn’t built by fiat. It accreted. One Bluetooth earbud at a time, one key fob, one “smart” appliance, until the ambient radio landscape around every person became a unique identifier more reliable than a face.Let me walk through the layers here, because the implications are worse than most people grasp. Tony Seruga@TonySeruga·Jun 222/6🔵 The Protocol-Level ProblemYour phone’s privacy controls are genuinely meaningful — randomized MAC addresses, permission dialogs,...