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Why would a "smart home" need to interact with the outside world? Most applications cited in the story certainly don't require it, and if they do, there's no te
by leppr 9y ago
Why would a "smart home" need to interact with the outside world? Most applications cited in the story certainly don't require it, and if they do, there's no technical reason they need to be connected directly to the internet.
If people are too hesitant to give up their homes' security and privacy to corporations, some company will eventually come up with an open-source self-hosted solution that doesn't suffer from those issues.
- khedoros1 9y agoIt shouldn't, but it seems like most of the smart devices being marketed do, apparently for remote monitoring and access to data.
- m4x 9y agoThere are already a bunch of open solutions. You can self host OpenHAB or Home Assistant right now and integrate many different devices from many different manufacturers using open protocols like Z-Wave. In such a case neither the devices nor the main controller need to phone home.