Google chief: I'd disclose smart speakers before guests enter my home

Re:Google chief: I'd disclose smart speakers before guests e... by dreamcompiler on Friday October 18, 2019 @12:10AM (#21288604)

From the Sensi website: "As existing features are enhanced and new features are released, your thermostat software is kept up-to-date automatically."

No thanks. Been there, done that. With a simple device like a thermostat, I don't want the thing changing all the time. Security updates are fine but every update needs to be under my control and the device should be designed with a mechanical switch that restores the previous version of the firmware.

And really even security updates should be unnecessary if the code is written in a type-safe language with good security practices.

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Re:Google chief: I'd disclose smart speakers before guests e... by jkestner on Friday October 18, 2019 @02:53AM (#21289216)

I don’t want my complex devices changing all the time either. Just updated my desktop to last year's macOS and it caused a cascade of changes from dependencies I wasn’t ready for. Same with the latest version of Xcode, and the auto-updated text editor that went to subscription for the features I had paid for already.

I got Sensis too. Best compromise I could find, avoided connecting to the internet until I couldn’t find another way to program them. Suppose I could disconnect them now.

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