Home AssistantSep 22, 2023

For over a decade Philips Hue offered lights that work without sharing your data to the cloud. This is changing soon and we need your help to make some noise to convince them to revert this decision.

https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2023/09/22/philips-hue-force-users-upload-data-to-cloud/

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[Update Oct 2: data sharing to become optional] Philips Hue will force users to upload their data to Hue cloud

To control your lights you soon need to create an account and share your data with the Hue cloud.

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@homeassistant @lisamelton Wow! Well, I’m glad to have learned this now. Time to grab a stout shovel and whack my weak interest in intelligent lightbulbs and bury the interest in a shallow grave and walk away! Another win for “wait and see” yay! ;)
Sep 22, 2023 at 3:44pmMona for Mac