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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)
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[–] NeoNachtwaechter 61 points 10 months ago (31 children)

Anybody in his right minds wouldn't connect a washing machine to WiFi in the first place.

[–] akrot 3 points 10 months ago

It's mainly done for smart bome feature. People want fully automated homes, and right now more than 90% of all "smart devices are basically botnets. Zigbee ftw.

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