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Homeowner baffled after washing machine uses 3.6GB of internet data a day (www.newsweek.com)

submitted 7 months ago by ikidd@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 9 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Must not actually be good at cybersecurity then.

[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 15 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Anyone I know who’s actually deep into cybersecurity avoids extra devices, including smartphones. If you’re not hyper paranoid, you’ve missed the majority of what the nation states are up to.

[–] femtech@midwest.social 10 points 7 months ago

Or you just know how to block and segregate it on your network.

[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Or they run everything locally or on a subnet without Internet. It's very possible to have a smart house that doesn't rely on the Internet and does everything locally.

It takes more work, but it's definitely worth it.