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

> Forget your phone spying on you — maybe it’s your vacuum you should really be worried about. In a post on his blog Small World, the computer programmer and electronics enthusiast Harishankar Narayanan detailed a…

- **Source:** [Futurism](https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/robot-vacuum-broadcasting?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a38da3920206aaddaa993b6)
- **Published:** 2026-06-22
- **Category:** Smart Home
- **Tags:** #robotics #vacuum #smart #alarmed #broadcasting #discover #house #narayanan
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