> "The hard part will be when they integrate such software into every appliance. Anyone have any idea what those of us concerned about privacy will do then?" P

> "The hard part will be when they integrate such software into every appliance. Anyone have any idea what those of us concerned about privacy will do then?" Purchase appliances that don't have those software integrations. It's not that difficult. The market exists for it, and so the products will always exist for it as well. If you're concerned about other people having smart appliances around you, well, then that should be the least of your worries when companies like Facebook already have a dossier on nearly all of us whether or not we have accounts.