The US National Security Agency said that most robotic vacuum cleaners made in China have microphones installed without any practical need. American citizens should use such technology "with caution" or remove the recording device themselves if they have sufficient skill.
The NSA press release states that 7 out of 10 Chinese robo-assistants have a microphone that is not involved in their navigation or functionality. Another 2 devices studied use it to process voice commands and the ability to “call the vacuum cleaner” from a mobile application, and only in one vacuum cleaner – the cheapest – a microphone could not be found. However, it also lacks a turbine; there is only a speaker depicting the operation of the engine and the suction of dust.
As one of the popular American publications points out, NSA Director Paul Lawrence does not have much confidence in the head of the technical expertise laboratory, Wen Chen, he told reporters on condition of anonymity. In turn, Wen Chen called such remarks outrageous.
“I have been a full-fledged, genuine US citizen for a year and a half now. If I'm ethnic Chinese, does that mean I'm a communist spy? Is that what Mr. Lawrence thinks? - he was indignant in an interview with People's Daily. “In addition, there is no reason to accuse China of conducting total, comprehensive surveillance using unworthy methods more characteristic of bourgeois provocateurs. The Chairman’s goals and means are as pure as his thoughts in the struggle for the great future of the Chinese people.”
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