Personal Images by Roomba Vacuums Leaked Online
Faced with the proliferation of connected objects, users are increasingly exposed to failures and leakage of personal content. And even though experts are increasingly warning about the need for manufacturers to protect their devices as much as possible, it happens that some errors expose personal data or, even worse, that malicious acts occur…
This time iRobot is paying the price with its Roomba Robots, more specifically with the Roomba J7. The company currently has some models that have a camera that allows you to control the device remotely in first-person view or, more generally, take pictures of obstacles to analyze them through an AI and possibly challenge the user.
The Roomba J7 is one of those devices that takes pictures and sends them to Scale AI, a startup responsible for labeling audio, photo and video data to train artificial intelligence to better recognize objects or sounds.
It seems that some Scale AI employees who had access to this information transmitted by the robots, exchanged certain captures in private exchange channels. MIT Technology Review had access to 15 of these screenshots. In the revealed images, we can find minors, or people in delicate positions, especially in the bathroom.
It looks like these photos come from devices in development taking advantage of specific hardware and software modifications. iRobot clarifies that the “leaks” do not concern the marketed versions of its devices and that the people who were entrusted with the test versions signed agreements regarding the recording of the images.
The case does not seem to be aimed at a leak or invasion by robot vacuum cleaners from iRobot, but rather a negligence by Scale AI employees who shared files directly on social networks.
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