Comment on New oven and they lock the air fryer functionality behind wifi.
rbn@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks agoAt least an integrated modem wouldn’t set my local network at risk. They might still collect sensible data with microphones, cameras and share usage profiles etc. But from my perspective that’s at least technically decoupled from other devices.
dsilverz@thelemmy.club 3 weeks ago
Not if these appliances come with Mesh networking capabilities (something commonly found on IoT devices). Technologies such as Mesh allows devices to connect between them, essentially forming a “mesh” of interconnected devices.
rbn@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
That’s a valid point indeed.