Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 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-square212fedilinkarrow-up1454arrow-down1138cross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1316arrow-down1external-linkYour 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.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square212fedilinkcross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.ml
minus-squarespaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-28 months agoThinking back, I seem to remember that in order to receive notifications the app had to be running in the background while phone location was turned on, giving LG precise location tracking all the time. Is that no longer the case?
minus-squareReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoI don’t think so. I’ve had the notifications off though so I’m not 100%. I turned them back on so I’ll know soon enough.
Thinking back, I seem to remember that in order to receive notifications the app had to be running in the background while phone location was turned on, giving LG precise location tracking all the time. Is that no longer the case?
I don’t think so. I’ve had the notifications off though so I’m not 100%. I turned them back on so I’ll know soon enough.