One man's robot vacuum was constantly communicating with its manufacturer, sending a detailed 3D map of his house halfway across the world.
  • muusemuuse@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 days ago

    All IoT devices do this to keep you from blocking their data collection. They won’t work reliably without a regular ping home. They lock up if they can’t phone home frequently enough.

    • Auli@lemmy.caEnglish
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      22 hours ago

      Haven’t had one yet. Block all IOT devices from internet all work fine.