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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] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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.

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

Exactly. That's a small benifit to potentially sacrifice your privacy for though, so they're still a hard sell for me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

That's actually a really good idea. I might do that.