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Re:Nest, the company, died at Google I/O 2019 by oarabbus_ on Friday May 10, 2019 @12:18PM (#19879225)
Smart security system? Sure.

Smart everything else? Why? What happens when your internet goes down? What happens when criminals buy a $100 wifi jammer and ruin you?

Didn't anyone watch the movie Smart Home?

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Re:Nest, the company, died at Google I/O 2019 by Karunamon on Friday May 10, 2019 @01:26PM (#19880071)
If your threat profile includes the kind of targeting that criminals with radio jamming hardware imply, you need a lot more than the $100 WiFi system you can get off the shelf on amazon.

And then what are the other options? It’s not that hard to build/buy cell jammers either.

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Re:Nest, the company, died at Google I/O 2019 by oarabbus_ on Friday May 10, 2019 @01:33PM (#19880156)
>And then what are the other options? It’s not that hard to build/buy cell jammers either.

Analog locks opened with a physical key.

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Re:Nest, the company, died at Google I/O 2019 by slantyyz on Friday May 10, 2019 @12:25PM (#19879310)
Smart doesn't necessarily mean wi-fi.

I find Z-wave to provide a much better experience than Wifi smart home products.

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