FOSS software on hardware you own or nothing when it comes to these kinds of things.
Nevermind all those robovacs openly mapping your homes
I have an old mopping robot that doesn’t connect to the Internet, but even that doesn’t get used much. At least these aren’t running around with live feed cameras though…
Consider jailbreaking your vacuum and using the 100% local Valetudo!
It’s awesome.
I really don’t understand smart home stuff. Seems like such a waste of money to me for a negligible convenience gain.
I like having smart things for automating certain aspects of the home. It also adds convenience for certain lifestyles. I can control my
thermometerthermostat while I’m out of the house, for example, or check in on my pets on the cameras.This is not advocating for things like what Amazon is doing, to be clear.
I personally love cool tech, that’s it. It’s not even about the convenience but “oh shit bro you see what this shit can do???” -kinda thing. It’s cool
What I don’t love is some asshole corporation stealing and abusing that data for their profits or handing it to the pigs
“What if robots could fuck and Wall-E and Eva had a child?” - Some Amazon engineer.
