Man used robot vacuum to record wife's affair, won divorce but jailed for illegal recording
jonerp · x · 2026-09-01
A man covertly used his robot vacuum's camera to record his wife's affair and won a divorce settlement, but then landed in prison after his wife countersued over the illegal recording, Tom's Hardware reports.
The case highlights the collision between smart-home device capabilities and privacy law: even truthful evidence can be a crime if obtained through illegal recording.
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