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Philips Hue will soon force users to create an account (defcon.social)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://derp.foo/post/250090

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Lol next step it will demand your WiFi password to always be online, because why not.

The step afterward you ll have 5 "room light subscription options, offering different service for high demanding customers"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Didn't amazon want to be able to secretly piggiback on other known WiFi networks of other wifis known to amazon through connected devices, when some users would refuse to connect their decides to their WiFi? I think I remember something like that, but don't know what came of it. Might have just been a nightmare.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

It’s called Amazon Sidewalk and it’s still a thing. When you set up any Amazon device, it defaults to on unless you click it off.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

I am sorry to announce you this is totally real and is called «mesh network». I believe, (rotten) apple does the same