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

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

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago

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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Mapping like that is probably mostly done through bluetooth and wifi triangulation.
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  So my Bluetooth is triangulation with what. The signal bouncing around.
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    Other bluetooth devices in your area

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