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I'm cool with being notified of my laundry being done and being notified of issues. The problem isn't those kinds of features. The problem is that stealing data and company control over your device is a built-in future.
That, and the current fascination is removing options and controls from the machine and putting them only in the app. Presumably this is to entice you to use the app rather than simply ignoring it, as most people would otherwise do. The issue is that on the inevitable day they turn the servers off, you lose access to those features. Plus, how do you like not e.g. having a delay start feature at all unless your dishwasher is connected to the internet?
It doesn't take much of a leap to predict that step 2 will be locking features behind a subscription paywall. We all know damn well that's coming soon.
Not to speak of the app (probably) tracking the life out of you, just 'cause.