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[–] 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Huh? There's more and more local-only options. Out of of my whole smart home (300+ devices) maybe 10 require an internet connection, the rest either work locally or don't connect to wifi at all (zigbee, zwave).

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  • [–] 9 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Most of the cheap IOT crap is still insecure, requires a signin and a cloud connection to spy on you and steal your data. Of course there are options to secure the devices (always have been) but for the nontechnical person this is out of reach, not only because doing that requires knowledge but also bc most people don't even know about these issues or care about their privacy.

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