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No, 3 million electric toothbrushes were not used in a DDoS attack
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My toothbrush is Bluetooth connected. It's used to configure the brush modes and track brushing habits. I didn't buy it for this and uninstalled the app after a week. Thankfully it's not Wi-Fi connected.
If its the same one my neighbour has, your neighbours can also track your brushing habits. My homeassistant instance automatically picked up my neighbours oral-b toothbrush :o
@SeeJayEmm
But you still had to pay for the tech installed in the toothbrush.
Try finding a good brush that doesn't have this tech installed :/
#toothbrush #bluetooth
Which is already paid for. I'll certainly keep that in mind when it's time to replace it.
Hopefully you're replacing the bristles every 3 months... right?....RIGHTT?
Yeah. I'm just not dropping $70 for a new handle just to prevent one of my neighbors from learning my brushing habits.