Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months 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-square215fedilinkarrow-up1469cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fansprivacy@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1469external-linkYour 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.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square215fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fansprivacy@lemmy.ml
minus-squareCeeBee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·6 months agoSo that they can call it “smart” and charge more for it.
minus-squareKnightontheSun@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·6 months agoDon’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.
minus-squareCeeBee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoThe LG washer app asked for literally every possible permission. If it could ask for my DNA, it would have.
minus-squaresnooggums@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 months agoA “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.
minus-squareCeeBee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoYup. And at this point if you want to buy a regular TV, they’re harder to find and often cost more now.
So that they can call it “smart” and charge more for it.
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.
The LG washer app asked for literally every possible permission. If it could ask for my DNA, it would have.
Sad but true.
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.
Yup. And at this point if you want to buy a regular TV, they’re harder to find and often cost more now.