Appliance makers sad that 50% of customers won’t connect smart appliances

Re:Appliance makers sad that 50% of customers won’t connect ... by amf12 on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @03:40PM (#34509995)

Hopefully, more appliances are Matter based in the future and this won't be necessary.

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Re:Appliance makers sad that 50% of customers won’t connect ... by ravivooda on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @03:43PM (#34510038)

I was going to ask about the same; Matter or HomeKit would/should solve the problem of Privacy, right?

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Re:Appliance makers sad that 50% of customers won’t connect ... by rodgerd on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @03:48PM (#34510104)

I seriously doubt that Google would have signed on to Matter if it didn't provide an abundance of ways to gossip about you.

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Re:Appliance makers sad that 50% of customers won’t connect ... by Larrikin on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @04:30PM (#34510731)

Google supporting the standard is irrelevant so long as Home Assistant does. More devices in the eco system at the beginning is a plus for the health of the standard, just don't buy one of their listening devices

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Re:Appliance makers sad that 50% of customers won’t connect ... by yencabulator on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @08:09PM (#34512990)

Google might be pretty much okay only capturing the 99.99% of people who don't think about privacy much, and want the convenience of Google Home and centralized data. Giving a slight nod to the 0.01% might even lead to a decrease in bad PR.

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