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submitted 7 months ago by francisfordpoopola@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

IoT doesn't have to mean controlled by someone else. It's the "cloud" part that breaks the concept, not the networking part.

Most of these products are adding features that are nice to have. (And security cameras don't really count; being networked is their core functionality.) If you actually owned them, so you could hook them into an arbitrary hub (preferably with some sort of certificate system), those features add value.

They just don't add enough value to let someone else use them to spy on you and be able remotely shut down your property.

[–] jo3shmoo@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago

Well said. I had hardware that was killed by "upgrades" or manufacturers discontinuing them from their cloud features. I now instal locally controllable hardware as much as possible and it has led to a much more stable and long term reliable smart home. Everything ties back into Home Assistant. The only remaining things I have with a cloud-reliant integration are the robovac our Nest Protect Smoke Alarms, and smart vents. The only reason they're cloud controlled is there wasn't a viable option that met feature and price point requirements. Everything else, (65+devices) is local Wi-Fi/Homekit ZigBee or Z-Wave

[–] Z3k3@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

You are of course correct. Guess my definition of iot must include going over the Internet. Comes with being an old cunt I guess. I do have a couple network devices but nothing that has packets that need to leave the house