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Big Tech’s not-so-secret plan to monopolize your home

24 points by ozdave 5y ago

haspoken 5y ago
https://archive.is/K25KS https://archive.is/K25KS
vb6sp6 5y ago
> I recently moved into a new home. But before I can get settled, I have to install a tech monopoly. Is it an Alexa, Google Assistant or Siri home? The author forgot his last option: not installing any of this garbage in his home
- noir_lord 5y ago
  > The author forgot his last option: not installing any of this garbage in his home That's me, the funny part is as a programmer people ask me for my recommendation on this stuff, my answer of "wouldn't install any of that crap in my house in a million years" confuses them usually.
  - cwdegidio 5y ago
    Lol, I know the feeling. My entire family looks at me as the "tech guy" because I'm a developer. Recently talking with my mother, she asked if I saw something on her FB and I reminded her that I refuse to use FB due to their data harvesting. It blows her mind that something so common and "techie" (to her at least) is so despised by me.
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- Arrath 5y ago
  Or the alternative I want to try whenever I actually find some spare time: tinker around and roll my own.
Supersaiyan_IV 5y ago
What's the point of a home that depends on centralised Cloud services? "Sorry Dave, there's a bug in the Cloud, can't let you turn on that light-bulb". Regardless, to those that's have no clue how to procure a good offline solution themselves, Alexa, Google, and Siri are the only options. Or, simply don't?
- piceas 5y ago
  I went with Ikea for a some small amount of smarts that can be completely offline, at least for their lights. It has not always just worked but what does always will no cloud needed.
Phrenzy 5y ago
Home Assistant, Tasmota, MQTT, and NodeRed keeps the snoopers out of my home.
- T3OU-736 5y ago
  And ZWave light switches, though some electrical (re)wiring may be required, so depending on one's comfort with Angary Pixies and their wrangling, this particular path may be a smidge trickier.

24 points by ozdave 5y ago

https://archive.is/K25KS https://archive.is/K25KS

> I recently moved into a new home. But before I can get settled, I have to install a tech monopoly. Is it an Alexa, Google Assistant or Siri home? The author forgot his last option: not installing any of this garbage in his home

noir_lord 5y ago
> The author forgot his last option: not installing any of this garbage in his home That's me, the funny part is as a programmer people ask me for my recommendation on this stuff, my answer of "wouldn't install any of that crap in my house in a million years" confuses them usually.
- cwdegidio 5y ago
  Lol, I know the feeling. My entire family looks at me as the "tech guy" because I'm a developer. Recently talking with my mother, she asked if I saw something on her FB and I reminded her that I refuse to use FB due to their data harvesting. It blows her mind that something so common and "techie" (to her at least) is so despised by me.
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Arrath 5y ago
Or the alternative I want to try whenever I actually find some spare time: tinker around and roll my own.

Supersaiyan_IV 5y ago

What's the point of a home that depends on centralised Cloud services? "Sorry Dave, there's a bug in the Cloud, can't let you turn on that light-bulb". Regardless, to those that's have no clue how to procure a good offline solution themselves, Alexa, Google, and Siri are the only options. Or, simply don't?

piceas 5y ago
I went with Ikea for a some small amount of smarts that can be completely offline, at least for their lights. It has not always just worked but what does always will no cloud needed.

Phrenzy 5y ago

Home Assistant, Tasmota, MQTT, and NodeRed keeps the snoopers out of my home.

T3OU-736 5y ago
And ZWave light switches, though some electrical (re)wiring may be required, so depending on one's comfort with Angary Pixies and their wrangling, this particular path may be a smidge trickier.