Having someone use a remote kill command for an item you bought for reasons other than imminent threats to safety ought to be illegal. This shouldn’t be treated differently from a car salesman bricking your windshield after you drive off the lot.
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Conversely, instead of blocking the data transfer, have it send false data. Maybe a few drop table inserts.
In case you have a robot vacuum and want to run it cloudless you can check Valetudo.
It's been running my vacuum the last 4 years and I couldn't find any downsides (There are several extra functions if you like to tinker around with home assistant and the likes)
If you have any doubts or need assistance with installing it, I would be happy to give you a hand :-)
You could just setup a dedicated VLAN without Internet access to prevent this. Right?
acoustic vacuum
Not a native speaker, is this even a word?
Never heard it before. Maybe they're trying to make a metaphor, like an acoustic guitar = basic, electric guitar = smart. Maybe mistranslation.
If you’re opposed to modern conveniences, get a broom.
Brooms are technology too, they were just invented thousands of years ago. They need to just switch to dirt floors like God intended. Oh wait, floors are technology too.
Yeah, everyone has to choose what "modern" means to them I guess, but I think people who are happy to use smartphones and computers but draw the line at robot vacuums are kind of silly. There's a difference between the original post's (very reasonable) desire to have a disconnected robot vacuum that can't collect data, and the further level of derision that seems to come up anytime anyone wants to use any kind of convenience or time-saving device.
I’m anti-cloud connected devices, too, but the right answer is getting one that’s local or disconnected. Guess they were too dumb to figure that out, and making fun of people who make the compromise on it maintained their ego.
Good luck on your journey to live a tech free, pre-industrial life. Sounds unpleasant.
The thing is.. I like vacuuming my home when I'm away from home, and that's a lot harder to do manually...
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