Man discovers his parents’ coffee machine used 1TB of data in 10 days

3 days ago by ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ to c/technology

The man said they discovered that their parents’ coffee maker had generated far more traffic than they expected.
ms_lane 11 points 3 days ago

Why does a coffee machine need access to the internet?

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yogthos 14 points 3 days ago

How else is the company supposed to brick it remotely?

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kn33 6 points 3 days ago

Even spying on you, it doesn't need that much data. That sounds like a failed something that keeps retrying without a proper back off.

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neon_nova 2 points 3 days ago

Those are rookie numbers.

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MaxLemminist 2 points 2 days ago

Computers and phones need internet, maybe security camera's.
I have no sympathy for the many victims of "my toothbrush is spying on me!" and other stories.

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