Never buy internet of shit products that solely rely on the cloud, that businessmodel doesn’t work. Best approach is to buy shit that supports the Matter standard.
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I should look into that at some point.
I think any sane person a decade or two ago would balk at the idea of installing devices with sensors in their house that send data to a cloud. But now it's normalized
It really is. I just wanted an easy way to turn on and off my lights on a schedule or when I’m lying in bed, and now somehow the NSA is involved.