Man discovers his parents' coffee machine used 1TB of data in 10 days(dexerto.com)
944 points by ck2 6 days ago | 570 comments
tl;dr: An IT worker discovered his parents' Keurig smart coffee maker had generated 1TB of network traffic in 10 days, saturating their access point. On closer inspection, most of the traffic stayed on the local network rather than going out to the internet, suggesting a bug rather than data exfiltration. He unplugged the device and plans to replace it, citing it as a reason to avoid unnecessary IoT devices.
HN Discussion:
  • ↑Confirms the data usage is intentional surveillance by Keurig for advertising purposes
  • ↓Skeptical of the claim because UniFi dashboards are known to miscalculate bandwidth
  • ↑Questions why a coffee maker needs internet connectivity at all
  • ↑Highlights that avoiding IoT risks requires technical skills normal users lack
  • •Suggests proactive countermeasures like poisoning data collection with spoofed devices