“Johnie’s initial screenshot showed that on a chosen day, the device uploaded 3.57GB and downloaded about 100MB, and the data traffic was almost constant.”
A washing machine uploaded 3.57GB in one day and downloaded about 100MB. Laundry presets come down, not up. LG sells the Wi-Fi as a convenience and gives owners no way to see what leaves the house. The only working privacy setting is the block button on your router.