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🔌 Plug in. New episode of BitFlip is out.

📻 Ep. 12 — Episode 12: My Robot, My Rules

The crew tests USB cables with a Tredix tester, breaks down the FCC's move to restrict imported robot vacuums and lawnmowers, unpacks the Windows 11 GDID tracking story tied to a Scattered Spider arrest, and shares AI-coded side projects including a plane tracker and a homegrown Nextcloud calendar replacement.

#bitflipshow #RobotVacuums #RightToRepair #Fcc #OpenSource #Windows #Microsoft #Privacy #Linux #Esp32 #AiCoding #SelfHosting #Nextcloud

🔗 https://bitflip.show/12

GStreamer can now also run on your robot vacuum!

After my dustsrc talk during the last GStreamer Conference ( https://indico.freedesktop.org/event/11/contributions/516/ ), the wonderful @Hypfer took it, fixed a couple of bugs, managed to build it into a single executable, turned it into an actual product, and integrated it into Valetudo: https://github.com/Hypfer/Valetudo/releases#release-2026.08.0

So, right now, Valetudo can display an mpeg-1-in-mpegTS video stream that comes from your robot vacuum. I'm impressed by the pure-JavaScript demuxing and decoding library, but also by the old CRT look and agingTV-esque effects to indicate signal quality.

#Valetudo #GStreamer #RobotVacuums #Multimedia

The FCC has banned the import and sale of new foreign-made robot vacuums in the US, citing broad definitions of advanced robotic devices and national security.

#RobotVacuums #FCCBan #NationalSecurity #TechPolicy #SmartHome

https://securityonline.info/fcc-robot-vacuum-ban/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Any bets on what the next thing the #FCC is going to ban?

✅ The FCC bans all #robotvacuums made outside the U.S. | Mashable
https://mashable.com/tech/us-robot-vacuum-ban-fcc-foreign
✅ The FCC bans all #routers made outside the U.S. | Mashable
https://mashable.com/article/us-fcc-foreign-router-ban
✅ FCC bans foreign #drones, including DJI. What happens next. | Mashable
https://mashable.com/article/fcc-bans-foreign-drones-including-dji-what-happens-next

Man accidentally gains control of 7,000 #robotvacuums
Sammy Azdoufal wanted to steer his #DJI Romo with a controller. Building his app, he used an AI coding assistant to help reverse-engineer how robot communicated with DJI’s cloud. But he soon discovered that the same credentials that allowed him to see and control his own device also provided access to live camera feeds, microphone audio, maps, and status data from nearly 7,000 other #vacuums across 24 countries.
https://www.popsci.com/technology/robot-vacuum-army/

Mashable: Hacker says he accidentally breached 7,000 DJI robot vacuums with a PS5 controller. “Sammy Azdoufal told The Verge he wasn’t trying to hack anyone else’s robot vacuum. It was merely a fun project for the software engineer, who alerted DJI about its massive authentication slip-up — while sharing how little work it took to access the ins and outs of a Romo owner’s home.”

Security Flaw in Robot Vacuums Exposes Privacy Risks for 6,700 Users

📰 Original title: Area Man Accidentally Hacks 6,700 Camera-Enabled Robot Vacuums

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Usuarios: It's clickbait ⚠️

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/posts/post/85c12cd1-ea25-422c-901a-c39f2f808b9b

#technology #security #privacy #robotvacuums

Your floor-cleaning bot just got a budget-friendly upgrade! Engadget's intel on the best robot vacuums for 2026 proves you don't need to sell a kidney for automated tidiness. Just manage expectations: no self-emptying champagne wishes on a beer budget.

What's the one household chore you'd *actually* trust to a robot, price no object?

https://www.engadget.com/home/smart-home/best-budget-robot-vacuums-133030847.html?src=rss

#SmartHome #RobotVacuums #BudgetTech #TechNews #Automation