Replying to @⁨susieq0044@sh.itjust.works⁩

I would say the way that most people use smart devices, yes. But if you have the time and patience to select the correct smart devices and set them up properly, you’re fine.

Of course, people are lazy, so for most folks, inviting Google Alex or Nest into their house leads to…chicanery.

PS: pick a robot vacuum cleaner that can work without sending shit to someone else’s server. And make your own “Alexa”

Replying to an earlier post

if you have the time and patience to select the correct smart devices and set them up properly, you’re fine

Yup. If your smart devices use Thread or Zigbee (specifically not wifi—though wifi can be ok too if you use an entirely separate network for smart things) to communicate to a Home Assistant server in your home, the security and privacy risks and minimal.

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