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minnix to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 2 years ago

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

www.tomshardware.com

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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

www.tomshardware.com

minnix to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 2 years ago
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The owner was puzzled why a clothes washer would need so much data.
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    But you are an idiot if you buy one that NEEDS wifi to function.

    • @Deiv@lemmy.ca
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      Can you share a washing machine that only works with wifi?

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