• TipRing@lemmy.worldEnglish
    651·
    8 months ago

    Fortunately my dad is a retired cybersecurity architect so they live as modern-day Luddites.

      • SqueakyBeaver@lemmy.blahaj.zone
        23·
        8 months ago

        I wish.

        My father currently works in IT and has “smart” everything (except locks, thankfully)

        He has multiple Alexa thingies (used to be Google homes), Internet thermostat, smart light switches, smart cameras/doorbells, smart plugs

        Idk why he does. The only thing that really provide any value are the light switches and plugs (scheduled lighting) and maybe the doorbell thingies

        • SoulWager@lemmy.ml
          15·
          8 months ago

          Could have gone the self-hosted route, but he might just think it’s a lost cause as long as you’re carrying phone that spies on you.

      • Aggravationstation@feddit.uk
        2·
        8 months ago

        No smart home crap

        I use Home Assistant for my smart home stuff. As soon as I have a free afternoon I’ll be setting up a VLAN to keep it off the internet.