Boozed and Confused dives into the topics you never knew existed. Join us every Monday to drink & discuss all things paranormal, conspiracy, mystery, and just plain weird.
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Monday Aug 15, 2022
Monday Aug 15, 2022
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.
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This week's booze of choice: Sam Adam's Oktoberfest
Sources:
- https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/05/amazon-to-acquire-maker-of-roomba-vacuum-for-roughly-1point7-billion.html
- https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/amazon-privacy-lobbying/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mergers_and_acquisitions_by_Amazon#Acquisitions
- https://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/business-a-lobbying/590788-amazon-meta-report-record-2021-lobbying-spending/
- 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.usatoday.com/story/tech/nation-now/2017/07/25/roomba-plans-sell-maps-users-homes/508578001/
- https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/05/amazon-is-buying-irobot-for-1-7b/
- https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-roomba-vacuums-most-dangerous-threatening-acquisition-in-company-history-2022-8
- https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/25/technology/roomba-irobot-data-privacy.html
- https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-irobot-roomba-acquisition-data-privacy/
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