Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoYour 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 trafficwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square211fedilinkarrow-up1431arrow-down1133cross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1298arrow-down1external-linkYour 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 trafficwww.tomshardware.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square211fedilinkcross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.ml
minus-squareDark ArcAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoYeah, I wouldn’t mind getting a notification on my phone … sometimes I don’t hear the little chime or I do but I’m the middle of something and forget.
minus-squareJoelk111@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-211 months agoExactly. That’s a small benifit to potentially sacrifice your privacy for though, so they’re still a hard sell for me.
minus-squareNegativeInf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoLiterally get a vibration sensor and an esp32. Push notifications for a change in sensor value. Hoorah. No one needs to start it from their phone. You physically have to move the shit around anyways.
minus-squareJoelk111@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoThat’s actually a really good idea. I might do that.
Yeah, I wouldn’t mind getting a notification on my phone … sometimes I don’t hear the little chime or I do but I’m the middle of something and forget.
Exactly. That’s a small benifit to potentially sacrifice your privacy for though, so they’re still a hard sell for me.
Literally get a vibration sensor and an esp32. Push notifications for a change in sensor value. Hoorah. No one needs to start it from their phone. You physically have to move the shit around anyways.
That’s actually a really good idea. I might do that.