On 16/6/23 08:22, Kim Holburn wrote:
https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/smart-home-lock-out-amazon-b2358107.html
A man claims to have suffered a week-long smart home “lockout” ...
Remarkably honest, admitting being silly enough to have a smart home
with no manual backup.
I am seriously considering discontinuing my use ...
Having been locked out for a week and only "considering" discontinuing
use? Is a form of addiction to automation?
“If you bought a toaster ... you still own the
toaster..."
Yes, so buy stuff which doesn't require a working Internet connection,
and a remote cloud based application owned by a corporation, to work.
How hard can that be to understand, even before being locked out for a week?
ps: I am buying a new burglar alarm, as my 20th Century one went off
recently, & annoyed the neighbors. A new unit costs about one tenth the
old one. It comes with Internet access, and an App, but does still have
a control panel and key fobs (some now have no interface except the
App). Then there are optional remotely operating door locks. Before I
know it, I really will be locked out of my home. ;-)
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Tom Worthington http://www.tomw.net.au
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