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I remember trying to buy a TV that does not have "smart" functionality a few years ago. It was a chore. Today it seems impossible.

And not just TVs: ovens; refrigerators; dishwashers — all have "smart" options. In fact, it seems that more and more the available non-smart models are only the simpler ones, less performant in ways that are not related to any smart functionality missing.

My non-smart TV was available only with lower resolutions than "smart" models of the same brand.

#IoT

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This really annoys me. I am too well aware of security implications of smart devices.

I do not want to have to manage regular software updates for whatever number of appliances I have at home, or risk somebody using them in a botnet (or worse).

And no, I don't trust their "disable WiFi" menu options either. Seen this setting get enabled without my consent too many times.

I *could* put them on a special VLAN, but 99% of people can't. That's a problem, and not just for them.

#IoT

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Ben Gillam :bongoCat:

@rysiek for myself I don’t worry about the smart stuff, specifically because I can VLAN it with my OTT home setup. BecauseICan (tm)

I’m hoping some day soon ISPs get on board and send out routers with the functionality to at least have an iot VLAN function built in and make people understand. Shouldn’t have to be this way but seems less effort than getting the millions of iot vendors to not make horrible smart implementations.