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I’ve been harassing my dad for ages over his purchase of a WiFi-enabled LG fridge. Neither of us know why it’s connected - but it is, and it proudly displays a
by LeftHandPath 7y ago
I’ve been harassing my dad for ages over his purchase of a WiFi-enabled LG fridge.
Neither of us know why it’s connected - but it is, and it proudly displays a WiFi icon with a backlit LED right above the water dispenser.
The only thing you can possibly gain from a WiFi-enabled fridge (it has no voice commands, no screen, etc) is just being monitored and/or hacked. There is literally no benefit to the consumer from having WiFi on that device.
- winternett 7y agoProbably take some time to remove the network password, and/or block the IP at your router level?
- blowski 7y agoI agree that I can’t imagine what genuine benefit an internet-enabled fridge could have, but out of curiosity, what benefits do they list in the manual?
- DaiPlusPlus 7y ago> The only thing you can possibly gain from a WiFi-enabled fridge (it has no voice commands, no screen, etc) is just being monitored and/or hacked. There is literally no benefit to the consumer from having WiFi on that device. Does it at least have cameras inside the main cavity so you can see what you're short-of on your phone when you're at the supermarket?
- bordercases 7y agoTake a photo before you go mate
- bosswipe 7y agoThere's an app that let's you do a few things like remotely tell it to make extra ice or notify you if the door was left open.