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A place to discuss privacy and freedom in the digital world.

Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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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)

submitted 10 months ago by minnix@lemux.minnix.dev to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] rar@discuss.online 27 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

I don't understand the craze of slapping wifi or bluetooth connectivity to everything without giving proper thought. Cameras, television, vehicles, coffee pots, medical devices, laundry machines, hipster juicers... what's next? Is my salt shaker going to have it?

[–] wintrparkgrl 2 points 10 months ago

The craze is pushed by the manufacturers. They make money off of data mining

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