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Smart coffee maker caught generating staggering 1 TB of data: “That sucked”
cybernews.com/security/smart-coffee-maker-cought-generating-massive-amount-of-data/
Replying to @schizoidman@lemmy.zip
Wow! It’s almost as though random household appliances shouldn’t be connected to the internet
Replying to @Sendpicsofsandwiches@sh.itjust.works
A connected coffee pot has a lure to it. You preload it. Sleep. Wake up. As you’re browsing Lemmy in bed, you tap your phone to start the morning coffee. The aroma reaches you in bed, letting you know hot fresh coffee is waiting for you, making it easier to get out of bed.
It’s not enough of a temptation for me to go buy a connected drip coffee pot, but I’m betting that’s why people do it.
Replying to @Zephorah@discuss.online
You could get them 40 years ago with a simple clock. No internet connection, just set up for coffee at 7
Replying to @crashex@crazypeople.online
If you have an analog switch to turn it on, you can even use a wall timer to have it automatically start. It’s further off-track from the intention, but if you’re hellbent on yelling at something, you could connect it to a smart outlet.
Replying to @otacon239@lemmy.world
Why even add that complication of a secondary device? Programmable coffee makers are like $30 and they last forever. I’ve been using my Walmart cheapo machine for 20+ years. This is a totally solved problem.
Replying to @Prox@lemmy.world
Less to the point of buying this setup to start with, but repurposing an existing one using far less components.
Replying to @Prox@lemmy.world
The only innovative thing most companies’ R&D budgets support is making stuff spy on you using either WiFi or GPS. And old solutions are a no-go, of course. They’re people with standards, you see.