Today the Blaze reported on Amazon’s latest acquisition— iRobot, the company which has supplied the world with over 40 million Roomba vacuum robots.
From the article:
On Friday, iRobot accepted Amazon’s $1.7 billion offer to purchase the robot vacuum company. If the deal goes through, pending shareholder and regulatory approval, the technology giant will receive a plethora of personal data, including the floor plans of millions of users’ homes.
The article goes on to remind readers of Amazon’s multiple other acquisitions, including Ring in 2018. It’s a good reminder that all of these types of highly-convenient products have a higher price tag than you think; we’re paying, indefinitely, with our data. And there’s no taking it back.
