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>>linker+(OP)
Scratches Haier off list of household vendors.

I use HomeKit so this probably doesn’t directly affect me at all. But if I stop using HomeKit, I can and will do as I see fit to make the gear I already own work with whatever I’ve switched to. If adversarial companies want to stop people from doing that, then I’ll help them in that mission by not bringing their stuff into my house in the first place.

>>kstrau+ug3
Scratch off everything that requires internet access (in this case the Home Assistant integration talked to the vendor's API servers).

See also previous discussion on >>39044932

>>mook+5i3
curious, is there a vendor that isn't "cloud-first" today? I've never seen an appliance that doesn't call home

>>Dyslex+0k3
The trick is to get a ZigBee device instead of a WiFi one. It's an inherently local-only protocol and you can make your computer a Hub with a $30 stick.