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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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[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The article mentions that his router is probably to blame.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This is not just about the amount of data. I'm well aware that the measured amounts were totally off. Nonetheless, it is about being allowed to send any kind of data to the outside at all. And while it is probably quite convenient that you can get a message when a device has done a job, it is sufficient that you as the owner gets it, not anyone outside.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

If you worried about data leaving the house, just don’t connect the thing to the internet. Remote notifications and remote diagnostics for these LG appliances require access to the internet.

If you want to keep that stuff local, just don’t set it up. The dishwasher will beep when it is done and display error codes when something is busted. Putting it on a closed LAN won’t do anything for the appliance.