Coffee maker uses large data amount

An informatician known as Nomad found that his parents' connected coffee maker used 1,008 gigabytes of data over ten days. This amount of data is equivalent to streaming thousands of hours of video or storing a large library of books.

Possible reasons for high data use

Two possible explanations have been proposed: a software bug causing excessive data transfer or the device monitoring the network in some way. However, the second possibility has not been confirmed by any official source.

Manufacturer has not responded

Keurig, the company that makes the coffee maker, has not yet explained the high data usage. As a result, Nomad decided to disconnect the device and is now considering buying a new model for his parents.

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AI tools help create fake stores

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Researchers defend themselves

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