Re:Run Your Home on a Raspberry Pi
by rcarmo on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @01:58PM
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I just don't use Google or Alexa (devices from those ecosystems punch holes through my home gateway for a bunch of server-side glue that is extremely ill-advised, and a bigger risk than LAN security IMHO), moved most things (sensors, typically) to ZigBee, and reflashed everything I could with Tasmota.
It's extremely inconvenient to have IoT devices segregated from, say, TVs and media devices, especially if you rely on AirPlay or Chromecast to get audio around the place, so I just secure my Macs (and PCs) properly as if we were still traveling and visiting clients.
I keep tabs on Apple security bulletins (HomeKit has relatively few issues, and works mostly inside the LAN except if you're outside the house - it then switches to a variation of the old iCloud "back to my X" tunneling).
It's extremely inconvenient to have IoT devices segregated from, say, TVs and media devices, especially if you rely on AirPlay or Chromecast to get audio around the place, so I just secure my Macs (and PCs) properly as if we were still traveling and visiting clients.
I keep tabs on Apple security bulletins (HomeKit has relatively few issues, and works mostly inside the LAN except if you're outside the house - it then switches to a variation of the old iCloud "back to my X" tunneling).