Seconded. Apple, Amazon and Google have very different goals for your data. This is just a transport layer. Your privacy from the mother company isn’t impacted

Seconded. Apple, Amazon and Google have very different goals for your data. This is just a transport layer. Your privacy from the mother company isn’t impacted by the transport layer, but rather where they put the “brains” of your smart home. While all using the same transport layer they can continue to utilize different “brain” strategies. Apple’s “brain” has always been in your home where your data belongs and should stay. Google started with the cloud but is moving towards the same model. On the other hand Amazon seems to have no qualms slurping everything out of your home to their servers and no plans to change. The more you know.