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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days ago

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 · 10 days 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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Seriously, MQTT on your home server or router or whatever and let things talk to eachother THERE. Keep the conversation INSIDE the LAN. This cloud shit is all about building expensive, unnesscarry dependencies.

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