But ZDNet reached out to iRobot and Angle about concerns surrounding security implications of selling maps of customers' homes. The company responded that it would never sell customers' data and if in the future, users wanted their vacuums to connect with smart home devices, iRobot would require customers' permission first. In regards to the Reuters report, the company said. "This was a misinterpretation. Colin never said that iRobot would look to sell customer maps or data to other companies. iRobot has not had any conversations with other companies about data transactions, and iRobot will not sell customer data."

While it's possible that iRobot and Angle are backpedaling in light of people's response to the Reuters article, it's also plausible that the original conversation was actually misinterpreted. However it actually went down, it looks like your data is staying between you and your vacuum for now.