Here's why security researchers think Amazon's Astro bot isn't safe – Yahoo News Singapore

Here03 Oct 2021: Here’s why security researchers think Amazon’s Astro bot isn’t safe Amazon has been known to use robots at its warehouses for years. Last month, the company released a cute-looking robot for consumers called Astro. While Astro could serve you beverages, OTT entertainment, and facilitate video calls, privacy advocates and security experts have voiced concerns that Amazon could use Astro’s cuteness to push sales and mine invaluable personal data. Here’s everything you should know.Meet Astro!: Astro is Amazon’s new Alexa-enabled home surveillance robot For the uninitiated, Astro is a $1,000-worth Alexa-enabled home robot that Amazon unveiled at its annual hardware event on September 28. According to CNBC, Amazon’s SVP David Limp said Astro started life as a security-centric robot that “evolved to cover much more.” Astro’s capabilities include integration with Ring security devices, controlling smart home devices, and the Alexa Guard feature that flags home break-ins.Concerns: The EFF voiced its concerns about Astro The Electronic Frontier Foundation’s policy analyst Matthew Guariglia said, “One of my big fears about this new wave of technology that unleashed this week is that it will introduce more full-scale data harvesting.” “Who knows what data they could harvest from a robot that travels…
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