BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 11 months agoYour 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 trafficwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up193arrow-down16cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fansprivacy
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minus-squareM500linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoI’d bet it is uncompressed. There is probably the cheapest slowest processor in there that they could get away with. What do they care if they eat up your bandwidth? Then can easily compress it once it arrives wherever it’s going.
I’d bet it is uncompressed. There is probably the cheapest slowest processor in there that they could get away with.
What do they care if they eat up your bandwidth?
Then can easily compress it once it arrives wherever it’s going.