Dan GillmorSep 23, 2023

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/

[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.

Home Assistant
Show threadBrianKrebsSep 23, 2023

@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!

Show threadSean SullivanSep 23, 2023
@briankrebs Forcing sign-in allows for admins and users to be defined. Before, _everybody_ was an admin. (And there are plenty of situations in which that's not a great idea.)
Show threadDudley of Yesterzine 
@5ean5ullivan @briankrebs Which is fine but none of those scenarios applies to me so why should I have to?
Sep 23, 2023 at 10:02pmWeb