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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 throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] ohlaph@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

When it starts spying on you, sending conversations, like many smart cars, it is just the beginning.

[–] Patch@feddit.uk 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It doesn't have a microphone or camera, or any other way of recording my conversations. Other than laundry-related data, it really doesn't know anything worth sharing.

[–] ohlaph@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

What if it does, but you don't know about it because it is buried in the terms and conditions?