Whirlpool Smart Washer/Dryer
Whirlpool Corporation · Washer / Dryer
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4.2Surveillance
Index
Index
Policy — what its policy permitsD
Evidence — what research provesC
Can capture images, video and audio (e.g. to auto-recognize food), plus on/off status, cycle data and physical location via satellite, cell or Wi-Fi, feeding advertising networks and social media.
Why this rating
Whirlpool's privacy notice discloses potential camera/audio capture and satellite/cell/Wi-Fi location tracking shared with advertising and social-media networks, but no independent security research or enforcement action specifically targets Whirlpool appliances.
What it is
- Microphone
- Camera
- GPS / location
- Requires a cloud account
- Works offline
- Manufacturer
- Whirlpool Corporation
- Category
- Washer / Dryer
- Model years
- 2015-present
- Market status
- Current
- Companion app
- Whirlpool App
Descriptive, cited, not legal advice; ratings are versioned and corrections create a new version. Data from the IoT Info Grabber DB research project, CC BY-SA 4.0.