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[–] TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca 24 points 2 months ago (2 children)

One of the many reasons I will never integrate smart home stuff into my house.

My light switches still work because they're powered by my finger instead of the "cloud".

[–] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 25 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Meh, I have a crap ton of smart home stuff and zero of it relies on the cloud. I think I only have one switch that even has the ability to "phone home" and I've blocked its access to the internet. It's like anything else, you just have to be smart about what you buy, and the good stuff has a higher learning curve.

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