Man Alarmed to Discover His Smart Vacuum Was Broadcasting a Secret Map of His House

https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/robot-vacuum-broadcasting

“My robot vacuum was constantly communicating with its manufacturer, transmitting logs and telemetry that I had never consented to share" [...] The device was running Google Cartographer, an open-source program designed to create a 3D map of his home, data which the gadget was transmitting back to its parent company.

Man Alarmed to Discover His Smart Vacuum Was Broadcasting a Secret Map of His House

One man's robot vacuum was constantly communicating with its manufacturer, sending a detailed 3D map of his house halfway across the world.

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