What do you guys think of the idea of smart homes? I could make a basic setup using https://home-assistant.io to control my home temperature and lighting; the tools for doing this are everywhere nowadays and implementation doesn’t seem too horrific anymore.
But setting aside what I “can” do, is this something that I “should” do? How can a person implement this without connecting any devices to the internet?
Harmful, IMO.
Anywhere “smart” objects are, surveillance can also be. I’ve read 1984 enough times to know I don’t want a telescreen on every available surface.
This depends. You can be smart about it. Running your own servers, including your own NVRs for video storage. Have dedicated VLANs. Firewalls. Etc. it’s not that bad.
Granted I work in automation and robotics and now networking so I’d say I’m for sure a giant add nerd. For a normal user it can be hard to stay safe.
Yeah - it can be done safely. That’s way too much effort for me, lol :) I’ll stick to my low-tech doorbells and stuff.