Smart vacuums, refrigerators, and other home devices often connect to Chinese cloud servers, potentially giving attackers access to your network. Researchers found the Tineco vacuum-mop can be remotely controlled this way. Check your devices' privacy settings and avoid products routing data through Chinese infrastructure.
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Did you know that many of the smart electronics in your house are connected to Chinese servers that are spying on you right now? Your smart vacuum cleaner, your fridge, and any other smart device could potentially be monitoring every move you make and sending this information all the way back to China. A group of hackers found that the Tineco vacuum mop connects to the Chinese digital internet servers, and that at any point they can change the way your device works and take over your home network just through this vacuum mop. There's no reason that a vacuum cleaner should connect to the Chinese cloud infrastructure whatsoever. So before you buy the next cool gadget, think: Do I really want my home to be part of a Chinese global network. Check all your home devices, look at their privacy settings, and see how they connect to the internet. Choose devices that keep data safe, use encryption, and make it hard for outsiders to peek in.