@[email protected] to Lemmy [email protected] • 11 months agoYou didn't bought it you rented it!lemmy.worldmessage-square398fedilinkarrow-up12.87Kfile-text
arrow-up12.82KimageYou didn't bought it you rented it!lemmy.world@[email protected] to Lemmy [email protected] • 11 months agomessage-square398fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•11 months 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]linkfedilinkEnglish9•11 months 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.