Daily Beast; Report: Roomba Could Sell Maps of Your Home to Tech Giants
"Roomba, a popular brand of robotic vacuum, can make maps of homes it cleans, Reuters reports. And Roomba’s parent company, iRobot, is reportedly considering a sale to tech giants like Amazon, Apple, or Alphabet, which could buy maps of Roomba-owning homes. The data would be used in smart home technology but could also raise privacy concerns for Roomba owners who do not want their data sold. iRobot’s CEO told Reuters that it would not sell customers’ data without their consent."
The Paperback version of my Bloomsbury book "Ethics, Information, and Technology" will be published on Nov. 13, 2025; the Ebook on Dec. 11; and the Hardback and Cloth versions on Jan. 8, 2026. Preorders are available via Amazon and this Bloomsbury webpage: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/ethics-information-and-technology-9781440856662/
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