Comment on ‘People have no idea’: How smart devices spy on us and reveal information about our homes

• Infiltrated_ad8271@kbin.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Having to hack even bulbs to avoid being spied on is a new level in dystopia.

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  • princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Oh, I could make it worse if you’d like? That tool isn’t made for just the bulbs I got at Costco, it’s made for any device in the Tuya ecosystem. What’s Tuya? They’re a Chinese white-label manufacturer that makes smart devices that other companies can slap their brand on. They’ll throw you together an app too, but all of the API calls go through their infrastructure. Bonus, they also make security cameras that send footage to their servers, and smart locks too. They’re literally everywhere, but I’m in Australia so that’s where I’m basing this list:

    • Mirabella Genio
    • Tapo
    • Laser (Big W)
    • Anko (Kmart)
    • Feit Electric (Costco)
    • Grid Connect (Bunnings)
    • EKO (only makes security cameras)
    • Kogan SmarterHome
    • BrilliantSmart (Brilliant Lighting)

    And that is, quite literally, only to name a few.

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    • yoz@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Thanks mate.Moving forward I am Not going to buy anything “smart”

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      • princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I mean, there are still plenty of ways to have smart things that don’t communicate with the internet. Ikea’s stuff is all zigbee, they don’t have wifi at all. You can get one of their hubs to control from your phone, or they sell remotes with zigbee you can pair directly to control a set of bulbs. They never have to see internet at all.

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  • mypasswordis1234@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I have flashed all the bulbs and ceiling lights in my house and they work locally on FOSS firmware now 😉 It is not a big deal. I have very poor soldering skills, and I did this anyway.

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