Manufacturer issues remote kill command to disable smart vacuum after engineer blocks it from collecting data — user revives it with custom hardware and Python scripts to run offline
Update: 2025-11-01
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An engineer discovered his smart vacuum was constantly sending data to the manufacturer without his consent, leading to it being bricked after he blocked the data servers. After disassembling and testing the vacuum, he found a remote kill command in the software logs sent by the company when the vacuum couldn't connect to the blocked servers. This story highlights the potential privacy risks of smart gadgets and the importance of keeping them on a separate network.
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