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by sirtoffski 2515 days ago
It's kind of sketchy to upload your floor plan...or is it just me??

https://iot.mozilla.org/docs/gateway-user-guide.html

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You are uploading it to a device that runs locally on your network. The domain the docs mention are just for tunnelling - nothing is hosted in the cloud.
Oh I missed that part, thanks!
If you use certain vacuum robots that might already have happened: https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/nation-now/2017/07/25/ro... (Does anyone have a security/privacy overview of IoT things?)
> (Does anyone have a security/privacy overview of IoT things?)

The S in IoT stands for security.

https://twitter.com/shelajev/status/796685986365325312

It's uploaded to your device (router / raspberry pi / etc.), it doesn't go to mozilla or other 3rd parties.
Thanks! Totally did not pay enough attention.
At present. Maybe all the routers get auto-enrolled in a 'voluntary' program in the future??

Mozilla have shown they're not trustworthy in such situations; I think it will take a couple more years to see if they've learnt from their indiscretions.