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Vacuum bricked after user blocks data collection – user mods it to run anyway

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Re: Vacuum bricked after user blocks data collection – user mods it to run anyway

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Post by fragmede »

DaSHacka wrote: post #168
fragmede wrote: post #166

Earlier quoted context omitted.

it's funny you read my comment in a way I did not write. User asked for an explanation of the difference between two fairly scenarios, so I provided one. How has making up things that other people haven't said been working out for you?

And yet you're unable to vocalize the contrast in my interpretation and your message, because I interpreted it exactly as you intended for it to be. How's that backpedaling working out for you?

Your comments would come off a lot better, and the conversation would be less shitty, if you'd just leave off the last sentence. It's pervasive across HN, so it's not just you, but just FYI. Just write out the whole comment, including the qwip at the end that you just can't help, and post it, and then edit the comment and delete it.

The contrast is that the vacuum isn't a sentient being, and so from there, you don't see the device reaching out, vs being told what to do, as being any different. I'm not a judge in overseeing a court case in your jurisdiction though, so no matter how much of a distinction I personally may think there is, is irrelevant.

Re: Vacuum bricked after user blocks data collection – user mods it to run anyway

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Post by DaSHacka »

fragmede wrote: post #171
DaSHacka wrote: post #168

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And yet you're unable to vocalize the contrast in my interpretation and your message, because I interpreted it exactly as you intended for it to be. How's that backpedaling working out for you?

Your comments would come off a lot better, and the conversation would be less shitty, if you'd just leave off the last sentence. It's pervasive across HN, so it's not just you, but just FYI. Just write out the whole comment, including the qwip at the end that you just can't help, and post it, and then edit the comment and delete it. The contrast is that the vacuum isn't a sentient being, and so from there, you don't…

The last sentence of my comment was a parodic reversal of the last sentence of your previous comment.

Re: Vacuum bricked after user blocks data collection – user mods it to run anyway

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Post by more_corn »

GJim wrote: post #105
immibis wrote: post #91

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They should be forced to present both options, and the price difference must equal the revenue they actually make from spying.

Once again, I'm amazed some HN readers, like yourself, are unfamiliar with the basic tenets of the GDPR. (Hint: A company cannot provide a service on the condition that you provide unnecessary personal data or consent to spying) If you work in a tech field, there is simply no reason for such ignorance.

Well the article then proves clear violation of those rules. Not only is no consent or notification provided but when the secret data collection is blocked the device gets remotely disabled. Perhaps someone should file a complaint against this company and see if they get fined to death.

Re: Vacuum bricked after user blocks data collection – user mods it to run anyway

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Post by more_corn »

dylan604 wrote: post #20

"From there, he built a Raspberry Pi joystick to manually drive the vacuum, proving that there was nothing wrong with the hardware." He should make these and sell them. It would be worth it to just drive it in "discovery" mode and give it the exact path to follow while cleaning. The constant inability to learn the floor plan is beyond annoying.

That’s a fantastic idea. The blind bumbling has always irritated me too.
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