That "smart lighting" from Philips is about to spy on you in new ways you can't control -- naturally the company is claiming it's to protect you. This is Trump-level lying.
https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2023/09/22/philips-hue-force-users-upload-data-to-cloud/
@dangillmor "When asked what drove this change, the answer is the usual: security. Well Signify, you know what keeps user data even more secure? Not uploading it all to your cloud."
You know what makes your data more secure than storing it on your computer? Storing on ours! Haha!
Dan Gillmor
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