• Hawanja@lemmy.world
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    9 hours ago

    Why the hell does a fridge need internet access in the first place anyway?
    Like I’m watching youtube videos on my freezer or some shit.

    • bitchkat@lemmy.world
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      9 hours ago

      Usually for monitoring or control. I can see monitoring temps for example. Commercial refrigeration is no joke.

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        8 hours ago

        yeah but monitoring and controlling are two different things: you can have a monotoring system and e-mail / alarms going off in case of issues, and attackers can’t do shit but looking at temperature.

        But when would you ever need to change the temperature remotely is my question.

        • bitchkat@lemmy.world
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          6 hours ago

          They may run the temps lower during business hours to compensate for doors constantly being opened. That’s just one example. Remote control is fine, unsecured access is not not.