None of the brands I considered when buying a new dishwasher had any spyware nor networking capability. Electrolux and Gram are both excellent and affordable. My last dishwasher was a Gram that I bought second hand for 300€, used for 12 years, and gave to the new tenant of my old apartment because I couldn’t be arsed to remove it. Never had a single issue.

The only thing LG makes that’s of any value are OLED-panels. The TVs they build around them however suck ass now.

Meanwhile, people are using this shit all the time without incident.

Oh I’ve met these people. They’re often just too stupid to understand when they’re being fed bullshit. That’s why they have no issues.