Hackers have the ability to use Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) sensors in vacuum cleaners to eavesdrop on private conversations in houses.
A LiDAR sensor is designed to scan the surroundings by utilising laser-based ranging techniques to create a distance map. In robotic vacuum cleaners, these sensors act as navigators and provide mapping services to clean houses.
These sensors can act as a microphone and record private conversations , according to a team of researchers at the National University of Singapore.
