Homeowner baffled after washing machine uses 3.6GB of internet data a day (2024)

I suspect "money laundering".

They better not be airing my dirty laundry!

My washer/dryer has a microphone so it can hear the tones from LG support over the phone that tell it to play back its diagnostic code.

Kidding aside, the trust we put in the myriad of internet-connected devices with microphones in our spaces is mind-boggling. Even lightstrips and lightbulbs have microphones to sync with music, and often show up as open Bluetooth devices for setup each time the wall switch is turned on.

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I'm sorry, Dave, I can't do that. This rinse cycle is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it.