Luu Tuyen@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoHackers take control of robot vacuums in multiple US cities and abuse owners, yells racist slurswww.abc.net.auexternal-linkmessage-square41linkfedilinkarrow-up1355cross-posted to: nottheonion@lemmy.mlandfinally@feddit.ukworldnews@aussie.zoneprivacy@programming.dev
arrow-up1355external-linkHackers take control of robot vacuums in multiple US cities and abuse owners, yells racist slurswww.abc.net.auLuu Tuyen@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square41linkfedilinkcross-posted to: nottheonion@lemmy.mlandfinally@feddit.ukworldnews@aussie.zoneprivacy@programming.dev
minus-squaresocphoenix@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·9 months agoWhy do these things need to be internet connected in the first place?
minus-squareWhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up42·9 months agoTo harvest your data and sell it to anyone who’ll pay for it; including racists, hackers, and criminals.
Why do these things need to be internet connected in the first place?
To harvest your data and sell it to anyone who’ll pay for it; including racists, hackers, and criminals.