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Re:I stayed in a hotel with Android lightswitches and it was... by corobo on Friday March 11, 2016 @10:59AM (#11267323)
> wasn't worth buying in the first place

Hence my shoutout to IoS! :)

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Re:I stayed in a hotel with Android lightswitches and it was... by elorant on Friday March 11, 2016 @11:33AM (#11267576)
Sure, I'll tag along. Problem is in a few years you may not have a choice because all fridges will be Internet-enabled by default. It's already happening with TVs where 70% of new sets are smart TVs. And you know, personally I don't mind because if it bothers me too much I'd just make sure that the damn thing never gets online access but I doubt the average consumer could go in such lengths. So instead of moaning and bitching about it perhaps we, as a community, ought to think about ways to solve security issues. Otherwise the industry will just go ahead and build them no matter what.
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Re:I stayed in a hotel with Android lightswitches and it was... by usrusr on Friday March 11, 2016 @12:43PM (#11268140)
> if it bothers me too much I'd just make sure that the damn thing never gets online access

Which might be quite a challenge with some devices when your neighbors drown you in free WiFi.

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Re:I stayed in a hotel with Android lightswitches and it was... by elorant on Friday March 11, 2016 @01:25PM (#11268498)
How about a market for custom made Faraday cages? :)
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