Re:I'm never investing in Google's smart home ecosystem again
by cultureswitch on Monday May 08, 2023 @05:05PM
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For people who aren't tech-savvy that is pretty much correct though.
Re:I'm never investing in Google's smart home ecosystem again
by fennecfoxy on Tuesday May 09, 2023 @08:09AM
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It would all be helped if the gov were to include a law forcing all IoT companies to support at least a minimum standard protocol so everything plugs together and make it possible for these things to work without downloading their app/signing up to an account. Also making it illegal for devices to phone home via the internet by default.
But then there's a lot of stuff that our governments could solve but they never will.
The worst thing that came from "the internet of things" is that people now assume that having great home automation equates to having to use cloud-connected devices that aren't really under your control. It just isn't so.