A home automation and tech enthusiast stumbled upon the anomaly while troubleshooting issues with his home network.
  • wahming@monyet.ccEnglish
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    7 months ago

    This nonsense keeps getting reposted, when it was discovered previously it was a router reporting error

  • kescusay@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 months ago

    This particular homeowner is baffled that anyone would buy a washing machine that needs an internet connection. I’m all for smart appliances, but a smart washing machine is a solution in search of a problem.

    • Guy_Fieris_Hair@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      7 months ago

      Idk, in my particular situation I would like a smart washing machine. I have a smart fridge, that is essentially useless, but a smart washing machine would tell me when my laundry was done so I can switch it into the dryer. That actually seems useful in my particular situation.

  • Brkdncr@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 months ago

    This is an old article and iirc this was a reporting issue with their router. The wash machine was not using that much data.

  • servobobo@feddit.nlEnglish
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    7 months ago

    Botnet node? 3GB sounds excessive even for a company that’s notoriously invasive.

    • racemaniac@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      7 months ago

      As someone else already posted, the 3GB was incorrect, it was a router reporting incorrect traffic.

      But that doesn’t seem to stop everyone here from continuing to post how the thing that didn’t happen in the first place is ridiculous…

    • Blackmist@feddit.ukEnglish
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      7 months ago

      I’m sure this got posted before and the most likely reason was that it was downloading some sort of update and failing to apply it repeatedly.

  • Rakonat@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 months ago

    Why the fuck does my appliance need wifi? It’s not ordering refills for consumables when low at a great discount nor is it going to schedule it’s own maintenance as it passes lifetime milestones or detects errors.

    I don’t want my fucking washer/dryer to text me when the load is done and I definitely don’t want my fridge to alert me I’m low on milk or bread, or the door is open. That’s such a huge backdoor for anyone looking to maliciously gather data and peer into my life, definitely without my consent.

    • Viper_NZ@lemmy.nzEnglish
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      7 months ago

      I have my washer and dryer on an isolated network. It’s actually useful to be able to tell if they’re done without walking to the other end of the house to check.

      • S_204@lemm.eeEnglish
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        7 months ago

        How freaking big is your house? I’m in a rather large 3500+ sqft across 3 levels and I really never struggle to hear if the laundry is running and it’s isolated in its own room on one corner of the house… behind a solid wood door too.