Comment on Samsung brings ads to US fridges
echodot@feddit.uk 3 days ago
If you have gone out of your way and intentionally purchased a fridge with an internet connection and to screen frankly you deserve this. What did you expect? Screens have advertisements on them, why else would they put a screen on there.
BanMe@lemmy.world 3 days ago
There was a time when WiFi was actually useful in smart appliances, I have an LG washer/dryer about 7-8 years old, no touchscreens, but by WiFi you can get cycle done alerts, time checks, even remote start it. My matching fridge gives me energy conservation information, and allows me to choose a lower duty winter cycle
I like these features. IDK why the fuck I would want a fridge with a touchscreen. All the smart appliances I’ve seen in the last 5 years are just there to serve you ads and steal your data.
HiTekRedNek@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Yeah. We have a smart washer. It’s out in our detached garage/shop so even if the chime were on, no one in the house would ever hear it.
The only “smart” feature we use on it at all is remote notifications.
And we don’t use the GE app for that either. I have it linked through our Home Assistant, so no one in the family needs their crap on our phones. Yes, HA must link into their servers, but the only real data GE gets is how much we use it, and the “city” where our internet connection says we’re in… which is 300 miles away from our actual home, in a completely different state.
phutatorius@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
Nope. If they want my data, they can pay me for it. Fuck them.
phutatorius@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
Yeah, if I wanted to monitor and control my appliance online (which I don’t), just give me wifi connectivity and a REST API.