@[email protected] to Lemmy [email protected] • 2 years agoYou didn't bought it you rented it!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square270fedilinkarrow-up11.56Karrow-down128file-text
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•2 years agoPotentially more serious than that. A poorly protected washing machine (or any other IOT device) can serve as an attack vector into your local network.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•2 years agoYou’re not wrong, but why the hell does a washing machine need to be Internet connected in the first place? And since the first answer is always “So it can tell me when the cycle is done,” set a frickin timer if it’s that big of a deal.
Potentially more serious than that. A poorly protected washing machine (or any other IOT device) can serve as an attack vector into your local network.
You’re not wrong, but why the hell does a washing machine need to be Internet connected in the first place?
And since the first answer is always “So it can tell me when the cycle is done,” set a frickin timer if it’s that big of a deal.