Why does an oven need this? Is the idea that everything will be connect to the internet and need the manufacturers permission to use? Will I need American Standard's permission to flush my toilet one day? Where does this end?
After reading this, I'd be pissed off: "Smart ovens require a WiFi connection for the best experience."
After reading this, I'd be absolutely besides myself: "Please connect to unlock the latest features and receive important software updates."
Of course all of this is just to collect data on you. Sooner or later, all these devices will have cameras and voice recorders to better "serve"/observe you with voice/face recognition/etc. "Smart" devices, "smart" homes, "smart" cars, etc. When will we get "smart" clothes. That'll be nice. Your zipper won't work unless it has a wifi connection to Gap.
After a year of having to continuously adjust my oven's block because it would drift 10 minutes faster over the course of a month, I finally decided to connect it to the wifi with the remote hope that it would connect to an NTP server. Looks like I got lucky, and it's finally keeping proper time. I _did_ go the extra step of completely blocking all other network connectivity to and from that thing.
After reading this, I'd be pissed off: "Smart ovens require a WiFi connection for the best experience."
After reading this, I'd be absolutely besides myself: "Please connect to unlock the latest features and receive important software updates."
Of course all of this is just to collect data on you. Sooner or later, all these devices will have cameras and voice recorders to better "serve"/observe you with voice/face recognition/etc. "Smart" devices, "smart" homes, "smart" cars, etc. When will we get "smart" clothes. That'll be nice. Your zipper won't work unless it has a wifi connection to Gap.