minnix@lemux.minnix.dev to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoYour washing machine could be sending 3.7 GB of data a day — LG washing machine owner disconnected his device from Wi-Fi after noticing excessive outgoing daily data trafficwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareVendetta9076@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22 years agoWhy would you connect your washing machine to WiFi in the first place? Like legitimate question.
minus-squaremkhopper@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years ago::slow clap:: Well played, friend. Well played.
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoTo get notifications when your laundry is done. As someone with adhd, I could see it being super helpful for me.
minus-squarertxn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoMy dryer is as dumb as they come. It just beeps like a motherfucker until I open the door, which is pretty effective.
Why would you connect your washing machine to WiFi in the first place? Like legitimate question.
Because water is held in cloud storage
::slow clap::
Well played, friend. Well played.
To get notifications when your laundry is done.
As someone with adhd, I could see it being super helpful for me.
My dryer is as dumb as they come. It just beeps like a motherfucker until I open the door, which is pretty effective.