"A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it."-- Proverbs 22:3
With the coming of the Internet of Things, I am now having to check to see what unwanted electronics are included before I buy new appliances or other devices.
Never say or post anything you don't want everyone to know. It will get out!
I'm starting a search for a non-internet voice-controlled home automation system. Anyone heard of such a thing?It's indispensable for reducing energy usage as I move to being as off grid as possible, and currently I don't worry about privacy. I only have Alexa at my BOL where there's not much conversation. Her entire dossier on me is talking to my cat. I keep it on a switched circuit so I can turn it off when someone comes inside.But it seems like it would be trivial for a device to control other devices on the same Wi-Fi without having to consult the internet. Not only for privacy, but the whole mess doesn't even work without internet, which makes it useless for SHTF.