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Eh. That doesn't prevent anything if the unit itself still connects to the internet somehow (looking at you, Wyze).
You really just need to make sure the unit doesn't and can't get online. Very few of those out there.
That's why you flash the vacuum with a custom firmware!
https://github.com/Hypfer/Valetudo
First two sentences of that readme:
Doh! My bad.
It isn't custom firmware but it does install software on top of the existing firmware onboard which is pretty slick.
And that is why VLANs are amazing. Can't phone home if it can't connect to the internet.
Until it outright refuses to work without its cloud connection