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[–] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

Yeah, just setup a zigbee or z-wave network for your smart home, and just block the MAC address of the controller on your router.

None of the IoT devices will be able to contact anything on the internet, and you can still access them while you are connected to your own wifi.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago

    I haven't connected any appliances to my network, but I may try Zigbee.

    I'm not optimistic about the future of home appliances. Without stronger privacy protections, there's little stopping manufacturers from adding cellular modems to avoid the need for wi-fi to collect and transmit user data, with features/usability locked behind accepting ToS.

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