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Why a washing machine need the connect to the Internet in the first place?
So that they can call it "smart" and charge more for it.
Don’t forget they can now get you to download their app to use those smrt features. Load that app…yes, that’s right.
Now that you’ve done that, they have your sweet sweet data.
The LG washer app asked for literally every possible permission. If it could ask for my DNA, it would have.
Sad but true.
A "smart" label makes me assume it i going to do a bunch of shit I don't want it to while failing early because it is overly complex.
Yup. And at this point if you want to buy a regular TV, they're harder to find and often cost more now.
So you can manually put your laundry inside it, go to your bed and tell the machine to wash it like you didn't had to get up to put your laundry inside it.
Reporting when it finishes, allowing remote start, collecting statistics, downloading improved firmware to name few. None of these are essentials though.
Edit: uploading -> downloading