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In Brief: And, finally, beware foul-mouthed robot vacuums

While not foul-mouthed by manufacture (we’re told), robot vacuums made by ECOVACS, a Chinese company with offices worldwide, recently started screaming obscenities. This unusual behavior reported by homeowners across the US, resulted from a hacker getting access, which can of course happen to IOT devices when proper security measures are not built in.