Comment on You didn't bought it you rented it!

• Rouxibeau@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Sounds like paywalling security updates.

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  • cashsky@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Those pesky hackers turning off my washing machine when I’m trying to do laundry!

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    • pleb_maximus@feddit.de ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Well, if your washing machine was connected to the internet you would also need security updates. Of course the only reason you’d connect your washing machine to the internet would be in order to get said security updates in the first place.

      Great job creating a need by developing the fix for it in the first place.

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      • joenforcer@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Alerts for when the washer finishes its cycle. Reminders on when to do a tub clean. More detail when certain errors or anomalies are detected. Additional wash cycles for special load/fabric types that don’t fit on the dial.I have used the internet connection on my washer for all of these things and it has been very useful.

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    • _wampa__stompa@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      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.

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      • UID_Zero@infosec.pub ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        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.

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