Comment on Your 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 traffic

hal_5700X@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• CeeBee@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  So that they can call it “smart” and charge more for it.

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  • hal_5700X@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Sad but true.

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  • snooggums@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    A "smart" label makes me assume it i going to do a bunch of shit I don't want it to while failing early because it is overly complex.

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    • CeeBee@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Yup. And at this point if you want to buy a regular TV, they’re harder to find and often cost more now.

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  • KnightontheSun@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Don’t forget they can now get you to download their app to use those smrt features. Load that app…yes, that’s right.

    Now that you’ve done that, they have your sweet sweet data.

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    • CeeBee@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      The LG washer app asked for literally every possible permission. If it could ask for my DNA, it would have.

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• mizzyc@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  So you can manually put your laundry inside it, go to your bed and tell the machine to wash it like you didn't had to get up to put your laundry inside it.

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• mihies@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Reporting when it finishes, allowing remote start, collecting statistics, uploading improved firmware to name few. None of these are essentials though.

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