The article conveniently leaves out that 19 states allow marriages between first cousins and additional states allow those marriages under certain conditions according to Wikipedia. It also is legal in most countries.
Thinking back, I seem to remember that in order to receive notifications the app had to be running in the background while phone location was turned on, giving LG precise location tracking all the time. Is that no longer the case?
I deleted the app and disconnected my LG appliances from wifi over a year ago. Maybe they fixed the issue.
If you're thinking about buying, be aware they removed the audio jack.
LG's app is an absolute privacy nightmare too. That app must be used if you want access to any smart appliance features and it requires precise location permissions 100% of the time. Even then, the app features are mediocre, it doesn't work very well and often doesn't notify of a finished wash load until long after it's completed.
Why anyone would want to allow their washing machine manufacturer to continuously track their exact location in exchange for some crappy, poorly implemented features is beyond me.
True. We must all make sacrifices so Amazon's profits can grow. Maybe their marketing department should call the increase a "Mandatory Donation for the Good of the World" to help us keep things in perspective.
This is a 26% price hike. Amazon's marketing BS shouldn't fool anyone.
Wow, you not only think you're a mind reader, you lecture like a 1st grade English teacher. You must be really fun at parties.
For remote access an account makes sense, but like many people I have no need of accessing my content without a VPN. There are other options out there that do not require logging into a company's server to set up a local server.
Who said anything about authentication to access it? A server cannot be set up without creating an account with the company and allowing the server to send Plex data.
My Home Assistant software and smart devices all are controlled locally and cloud access isn't used but there are other, much more important reasons to avoid running it.
You should avoid it because Home Assistant is an addictive monster. It starts as a hobby and then the next thing you know you're putting temperature sensors in your refrigerator and setting different brightness levels for your bathroom lights depending on the time of day.
Seriously though, the software gives an amazingly useful single dashboard for things you might use everyday including lighting, HVAC, alarm systems, weather, currency exchange rates, and entertainment systems. I use it every day.