A robot vacuum took intimate photographs of a woman that were later shared on Facebook.
on Monday, the sensitive photos were taken by development versions of iRobot’s Roomba J7 series robot vacuum cleaners in 2020.
In one compromising photograph, a young woman in a lavender T-shirt sits on the toilet, her shorts pulled down to mid-thigh. The woman’s face is blocked in the main image but is unobscured in the scroll of shots below it.In another image, a boy who appears to be eight or nine years old, and whose face is visible, lies on his stomach across from the household gadget on a hallway floor.
The company says that the special test devices had been marked with a sticker that made it clear video recording was in progress and that it had advised the test subjects to “remove anything they deem sensitive from any space the robot operates in, including children.”view the consent agreements and did not make any of its paid collectors or employees available to discuss their understanding of the terms.
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