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The most knowledgeable IT people have the least IOT devices in their house.
Eh. I’m pretty deep in IT but have a boatload of IoT. Though I admit the few that are WiFi enabled are mostly blocked from internet access.
If you're technically minded, you can do some amazing things with Home Assistant and IOT devices.
Haha that’s exactly what I do. 99% is local, the 1% is either “off site” in such a way it can’t be moved local, or I’m moving it to a local solution when possible.
I'm not particularly knowledgeable about IT but I avoid IoT like the plague. Everything should run locally and if I want to control it from away I'll use a VPN to home.
The "S" in "IOT" stands for security
That doesn't include bt does it? I try to keep the things that connect to the internet to a minimum. Computer, phone, tablet, steam deck.
A lot depends on how you use it and how accessible it is to the outside internet.
I have a few smart devices, but they are all controlled locally. If my internet connection stops working, I still have full control of everything. I also have manual options in case my home network stops working.
Not advice, do your own research: I don't see a big problem it Bluetooth. It can be hacked, but the person hacking has to be near you. That alone protects you from about 8 billion people.
Almost all of mine are lightbulbs, because RGB.
- Full time sysadmin and it support guy.
I think I cursed myself. I just got woken up at 6am by my smart light turning on for no apparent reason.