punkibasOct 11

People regret buying Amazon smart displays after being bombarded with ads

https://lemmy.zip/post/50754626

People regret buying Amazon smart displays after being bombarded with ads - Lemmy.zip

> “This is getting ridiculous and I’m about to just toss the whole thing and move back to Google,” one Redditor said of the “full-volume” ads for Alexa+ on their Echo Show. Oh sweet summer child, Google is NOT going to be any better at this. That will just be changing one corporate evil for another.

Show threadsp3ctr4lOct 11
… and all the actual tech nerds who told everyone they should avoid smart devices like the plague laugh and laugh…
Show threadBanMeOct 11
And the pro tech nerds who told everyone to use local-only, non proprietary smart devices so they can still have a secure, ad-free smarthome laugh as we walk through the house without ever touching light switches.
Show threaddonalonzo

Exactly. It’s not the smart part of a device that is the problem. That’s an extreme overreaction.

The problem with most smart devices today is that they are proprietary, non-fully libre and open source, for-profit, cloud-connected, corporate committee designed spyware, adware, and bloatware.

Devices that are fully FLOSS (firmware, hardware, software) and based on open and free standards and protocols are awesome, but they get easily forgotten.

The Internet and your technology can be so much better. Demand it.

Oct 11 at 4:50pmWeb
Show threadAlaknárOct 11
Can you recommend some light switches like that?
Show threadLucidlethargyOct 11

Z-wave or zigbee. They use an alternative to wifi.

User in tandem with a open source system like home assistant.

Show threadGreyEyedGhostOct 12
There is plenty of information on [email protected] and [email protected] if you’re looking for more than the most basic motion- or remote-controlled light switches.
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