• instamat@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      The connectedness is awesome. I love being able to control things from a phone or a tablet etc, but the price of your data and personal info is not worth it. Stay disconnected.

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        1 year ago

        At least in theory there is a way to reap the benefits of the connectedness without that price, if the system relies on a local computer instead of someone else’s, running open source in both ends. I actually remember reading about a system like this somewhere; if I can recall its name* (as the underlying tech doesn’t interest me directly, for me it’s just a “meh why bother?”), I’ll post about it here.

        *EDIT - as another user pointed out, it was Home Assistant.

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          1 year ago

          I believe you’re referring to Home Assistant.

          Would recommend. Having a free (as in freedom) smart home is incredibly convenient, without most of the downsides folks are worrying about here.

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            Yup, it was this one - thanks for finding it! I’ll edit the comment to mention it.