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In the interest of Home Automation, a lot of aspects that go into it are pretty cut and dry: A vacuum that sweeps your floor for you. A refrigerator that notifies you when you're low on eggs, milk, and other essentials. A voice-activated thermostat/lighting arrangement that enables hands-free illumination and comfort level adjustments. Let's start with the vacuum. Newer models offer the capability of room mapping and wireless progress display that streams directly to your phone through your data connection. This opens a gateway for would-be robbers to know the exact layout of your home, down to every piece of furniture. That may be a bit of playing into conspiracy theories about data tracking, but the facts are that the rooms are mapped, and the information is stored and transmitted over the internet. That enables hackers or other non-desirables to infiltrate your privacy. In talking about the refrigerator, data recording the consistency you run out of essential items within your household and therefore must leave to shop is a segment of your privacy that opens up would-be wrong-doers to plan their attacks upon your livelihood. Would knowing exactly when you need eggs and milk, and having that information forwarded to your phone while you're on your way home from work be nice? Of course, it would!! However, it also poses many security and privacy breach points. Finally, the thermostat and lighting setups. Stepping aside from the lighting for a moment, let's talk about the thermostat. When most people leave their homes, they turn their thermostats down to lower utility bills. No need in heating or cool an empty house, right? Well with this new technology, that information is recorded. The recorded information is linked to an algorithm that learns your living habits: What time, on average, do you turn the thermostat up because you're cold on the couch? The smart device will handle that for you. What time do you go to sleep and turn the thermostat down? The thermostat learns your living habits and automatically adjusts to accommodate the most comfortable lifestyle for you. This information is stored and accessible through a data connection. With all this information taken into account, it is paramount that if you are planning on purchasing and utilizing smart home equipment, you have a robust security system alongside it.