123 Manufacturer issues remote kill command to disable smart vacuum after the man who bought it and owns it blocked it from collecting his data (www.tomshardware.com) posted 228 days ago by RhodesianRidgeback 228 days ago by RhodesianRidgeback +123 / -0 Manufacturer issues remote kill command to disable smart vacuum after engineer blocks it from collecting data — user revives it ... The smart vacuum cleaner was remotely bricked for not collecting data. 25 comments share 25 comments share save hide report block hide replies
pretty sure roombas don't require a TOS in order to use, which means this could be considered the manufacturer hacking into his device and damaging it. in a just world, this is grounds for criminal charges.