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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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I'm looking for a privacy respecting vacuum robot (self.privacy)

submitted 10 months ago by Jerry1098 to c/[email protected]

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I'm looking for a vacuum robot preferably under 500€ and with a cleaning station. My main concern is that most robot vacuum providers seem to need to be connected to the internet. Are there any providers that either don't need that, where I can block the internet connection or any other way not getting a spy in my home? I'm fine with it if some work is needed

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[–] [email protected] 153 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

"I'm looking for a privacy respecting vacuum robot" must be one of the most dystopian sentences I've read in quite some time.

I mean there is no lack of dystopian stuff going around these days. But if you imagine someone saying that 30 years ago, that someone would have conceivably ended up in a lunatic asylum. In 2024 however, it's a perfectly valid and apropos question.

What a sad, sad world we live in...

[–] [email protected] 40 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

“I’m looking for a privacy respecting vacuum robot” must be one of the most dystopian sentences I’ve read in quite some time.

I think this one is just as good:

Philips changes terms after the sale: requires data-sharing account to use a light bulb...

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR2j-r3pmng (Louis Rossman)

[–] otp 3 points 10 months ago

OTOH, "I'd like a TB that doesn't show me its own ads" would've been perfectly predictable.

People were predicting it as soon as devices other than computers started connecting to the internet. Maybe even before that.