Imagine having an internet connected stove and someone on the other side of the world hacking into the company’s poorly guarded servers and getting access to your account and then blowing up your house
Imagine thinking there's literally any chance of this happening.
Yeah personally the hacking thing doesn't worry me but capitalism trying to make everything run on a monthly subscription yeah, that's something I think about...
It's honestly not too hard to get something that won't need a subscription, you just have to do research. A lot of devices have some sort of local functionality, and therefore can likely be controlled by HomeAssistant. HomeAssistant is actually a good source for research because they have a pretty comprehensive list of the devices it supports, with information as to whether it can work completely locally or if it needs a cloud service.
Imagine thinking there's literally any chance of this happening.
Yeah personally the hacking thing doesn't worry me but capitalism trying to make everything run on a monthly subscription yeah, that's something I think about...
It's honestly not too hard to get something that won't need a subscription, you just have to do research. A lot of devices have some sort of local functionality, and therefore can likely be controlled by HomeAssistant. HomeAssistant is actually a good source for research because they have a pretty comprehensive list of the devices it supports, with information as to whether it can work completely locally or if it needs a cloud service.