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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)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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[–] ripcord 22 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I'd connect it to wifi maybe. I wouldn't connect it to the Internet.

When it comes to home automation I'm generally onboard, but it's local control or nothing.

[–] Cocodapuf 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

That's a good strategy. You can do a lot of smart home automation with two separate networks, where one has Internet access and the other doesn't.

Here's a reminder, keep your old routers, having an extra can really come in handy.

[–] Dingleberry 0 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Will wifi switches locked down to home network only still function?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

You can have a WiFi access point that isn’t connected to the internet. A lot of consumer devices will complain but that’s not WiFi’s problem.

[–] ripcord 1 points 10 months ago

What?