I built an offline smart home, and why you should too

Re:I built an offline smart home, and why you should too by Johnny555 on Thursday January 11, 2024 @11:14PM (#38963629)

I'm amazed that people are afraid of a home assistant in their living room, yet carry a cloud connected microphone+camera around with them all the time (with the added feature of sending GPS tracking data back to the manufacturer, carrier, and apps that you granted location permission to, like a weather app).

If you trust that your phone isn't listening when it's not supposed to, why don't you trust the home assistant (even if it's made by the same manufacturer)?

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Re:I built an offline smart home, and why you should too by tharne on Thursday January 11, 2024 @11:20PM (#38963680)

I 100% agree with you on this. And I don't carry a traditional smartphone for exactly the reasons you mention.

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Re:I built an offline smart home, and why you should too by laserlight on Friday January 12, 2024 @12:45AM (#38964397)

> If you trust that your phone isn't listening when it's not supposed to, why don't you trust the home assistant

Do home assistants claim they are not listening when they are not supposed to?

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