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Consumer data concerns as Amazon is set to acquire iRobot, Roomba

Antitrust experts worry that the deal is less about selling Roombas and more about finding ways to surveil the most intimate spaces of our lives.

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Anti-Trust Researchers, Data Privacy Experts Dub Amazon-iRobot Acquisition Deal The Dangerous Acquisition in Its History

Researchers and experts argue Amazon wants to create a monopoly while invading your privacy simultaneously.

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Monopoly Watch: Amazon s Acquisition of iRobot Draws Scrutiny

In a widely-shared series of tweets, anti-monopoly activist Ron Knox said that the deal “may be the most dangerous, threatening acquisition in the company's history.”

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Privacy and antitrust experts voice concerns over Amazon s Roomba acquisition

But blocking the $1.7bn deal won't be easy

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Amazon Buys Roomba for Data Collection

Amazon now owns Roomba, which will give them digital maps of our homes.

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