DJI's second-gen Romo robot vacuum looks like the lovechild of an HR Giger drawing and an iMac G3 — and boasts some robust new privacy measures following the first-gen model's hacking embarrassment
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DJI baking stronger privacy into Romo 2 after a hacking embarrassment shows home robots are now security products as much as cleaning appliances. If you’re shipping connected devices with cameras or mics, treat privacy posture as a core feature for version 1, not a patch for version 2.
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