“To defeat Fortune, men must anticipate such evils before they arise, and take prudent steps to avoid them. When the waters have already risen, it is too late to build dikes and embankments.”-- Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
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.