Luu Tuyen@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoHackers take control of robot vacuums in multiple US cities and abuse owners, yells racist slurswww.abc.net.auexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down10
arrow-up122arrow-down1external-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 · 1 month agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squareGottaKnowYourCHKN@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month ago“Why do they have to make everything about race? It’s like they’re obsessed. Nobody cares what color you are!” Also these racists: “Hmm. You know what’s a good use of my time? Going out of my way to hack a Roomba so I can call my neighbor the N-Word.”
minus-squaresocphoenix@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoWhy do these things need to be internet connected in the first place?
minus-squareWhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoTo harvest your data and sell it to anyone who’ll pay for it; including racists, hackers, and criminals.
“Why do they have to make everything about race? It’s like they’re obsessed. Nobody cares what color you are!”
Also these racists: “Hmm. You know what’s a good use of my time? Going out of my way to hack a Roomba so I can call my neighbor the N-Word.”
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.