Replying to JimD

Yeah. My take 🌶 is DON'T. Don't install modern digital cameras and voice driven "assistance" … even "smart" TVs and other appliances in your home.

Just.DON'T.

If you must, then build a decent isolated segment for those devices, firewall them off from your general purposes computing, and from the Internet. If you don't have the requisite infosec skills for that … hire a reputable consultant.

Or, you know, just give up and live in a glass bubble.
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Leo Wandersleb 3y ago

Yeah, this "give up" part is all too tempting. I was at a friend's house and after hours of talking about also topics like Bitcoin and surveillance, he showed me how he can turn on the light with just his voice. 🤦‍♂️

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monlovesmango 3y ago

hahaha. discouraging indeed...

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3f28360a... 3y ago

doesn't look good to me, I very much prefer to use my hands

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w3ird_ 3y ago

20 points if you can turn off the lights by throwing a shoe.

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Leo Wandersleb 3y ago

🤣

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Leo Wandersleb 3y ago

I totally want all this home automation. My assistant should dimm the light when appropriate even without me saying so but of course without any of the data going off premise.

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w3ird_ 3y ago

there are some open source alternatives to some of this. at least for things to act as a "home hub." so you could hook up your wifi lightbulbs or something to it and handle the automation there instead.

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w3ird_ 3y ago

this is one that i've wanted to try out: https://www.openhab.org/

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Leo Wandersleb 3y ago

Key is that you have to have a wifi without internet to make sure the microphones don't phone home. I bought some cams and they all want me to set them up with the convenient Android app :(

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w3ird_ 3y ago

damn that's shady AF