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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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[–] AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (10 children)

What do you think it's sending?

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

What do you think it's sending?

It's judging your underwear.

[–] AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

This wash cycle is sponsored by jockey! Time for some new underwear. I can't wait to have to watch a 30 second unskipable ad to use an appliance I own.

[–] ares35@kbin.social 3 points 10 months ago

that's the next step in the corporations' efforts to slap ads on everything

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