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Ron Obvious

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23. No Internet of Things ever for us here at Obvious Manor

Tue Feb 22, 2022, 02:26 PM

Feb 2022

Seriously, put my thermostat, coffee maker and refrigerator on the net? For what? The benefits seem so utterly minor and the hazards enormous (surveillance, hacking, firmware upgrades making features unavailable or only available on subscription, etc).

I'm fine with turning my thermostat up when I get up in the morning as I don't want a hacker being able to tell when I'm home or turning my thermostat up to 110.

I'm not a Luddite. I enthusiastically embraced WiFi and Bluetooth, for example. I do, however, need to weigh benefits vs risks and drawbacks with technological advances, and more and more I find myself unable to justify new technology these days.

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Notice I said cost to PROVISION! Thunderbeast Feb 2022 #47

I did notice that, and I agree with you. n/t Mr.Bill Feb 2022 #48

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Yeah, OK, but I'll be replacing my phone within a year anyhow. MineralMan Feb 2022 #29

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My elderly father still has a 3G flip phone Johnny2X2X Feb 2022 #9

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