Toyota, Progressive Insurance, and a data analytics firm are now being accused of collecting detailed personal driving information without proper consent

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    11 hours ago

    Why though? Why does he want a networked dishwasher at all? There’s no benefit or reason for that in the first place

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      10 hours ago

      I really hate those guys, you know. They really are the creeps of the cosmos, buzzing around the celestial infinite with their junky little machines that never work properly or, when they do, perform functions that no sane man would require of them and,’ he added savagely, ‘go beep to tell you when they’ve done it!’

      Ford Prefect
      “So long & thanks for all the fish” Douglas Adams

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        10 hours ago

        Love Hitchhikers, but I’m not sure that replacing annoying machine beeps with annoying mobile notifications is the improvement you’re suggesting :p

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      Some people would like the feature where they are notified that the job is finished but don’t want to allow it to connect to the manufacturer. That would be possible if you could get one that uses Thread over Matter.

      Most people either don’t care about the feature or don’t care about their privacy so it’s a real niche market.

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        My 15 year old dishwasher makes a happy little jingle when it’s done to let me know it’s finished. Alternatively, I can just look at it the next time I’m in the kitchen and see if it’s done. I can’t think of any scenario where I am so pressed for time that I must be notified the second my dishwasher is done, but also be far enough away that I don’t hear it’s pretty loud jingle. All so I can… What? Do another load of dishes? Who would ever need that?

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        10 hours ago

        Yeah but it seems clear from @[email protected]’s comment that they also think this is frivolity, so the unrelated niche market is a moot point in this case.