cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/5717757
Today’s story is about Philips Hue by Signify. They will soon start forcing accounts on all users and upload user data to their cloud. For now, Signify says you’ll still be able to control your Hue lights locally as you’re currently used to, but we don’t know if this may change in the future. The privacy policy allows them to store the data and share it with partners.
On reddit I’d be linking /r/stallmanwasright
Because, despite all his flaws, he’s been very right about the dangers proprietary software poses to user privacy, user control, and general user interests. This is but one more thing to toss on a pretty big pile.
My favorite video covering the core concepts in a fun, cartoony, 3 minute long way for anyone who has never been exposed.
[email protected] exists, but it could use some more GNU/activity.
LOL!
I’d just like to interject for a moment. What you’re referring to as activity, is in fact, GNU/activity…