Episode 93: Amazon, Roomba, and Your Privacy

<p>Last week it was announced that Amazon would be buying iRobot, the maker of Roomba, for $1.7B. What would Amazon want with your robot vacuum friend? Your valuable home data. This week, Matt and Carolanne talk about privacy concerns with Amazon's acquisition of Roomba. </p> <p>Our linktree: linktr.ee/boozedandconfused</p> <p>This week's booze of choice: Sam Adam's Oktoberfest</p> <p>Sources:</p> <ul><li><a href='https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/05/amazon-to-acquire-maker-of-roomba-vacuum-for-roughly-1point7-billion.html'>https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/05/amazon-to-acquire-maker-of-roomba-vacuum-for-roughly-1point7-billion.html</a></li> <li>https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/amazon-privacy-lobbying/</li> <li><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mergers_and_acquisitions_by_Amazon#Acquisitions'>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mergers_and_acquisitions_by_Amazon#Acquisitions</a></li> <li>https://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/business-a-lobbying/590788-amazon-meta-report-record-2021-lobbying-spending/</li> <li><a href='https://www.statista.com/statistics/934089/worldwide-robotic-vacuum-cleaner-market-share/#:~:text=iRobot%20is%20the%20leading%20robotic,of%2046%20percent%20in%202020'>https://www.statista.com/statistics/934089/worldwide-robotic-vacuum-cleaner-market-share/#:~:text=iRobot%20is%20the%20leading%20robotic,of%2046%20percent%20in%202020</a></li> <li>https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/nation-now/2017/07/25/roomba-plans-sell-maps-users-homes/508578001/</li> <li><a href='https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/05/amazon-is-buying-irobot-for-1-7b/'>https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/05/amazon-is-buying-irobot-for-1-7b/</a></li> <li><a href='https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-roomba-vacuums-most-dangerous-threatening-acquisition-in-company-history-2022-8'>https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-roomba-vacuums-most-dangerous-threatening-acquisition-in-company-history-2022-8</a></li> <li><a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/25/technology/roomba-irobot-data-privacy.html'>https://www.nytimes.c