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Philips Hue will force users to upload their data to Hue cloud
www.home-assistant.io Philips Hue will force users to upload their data to Hue cloud

To control your lights you soon need to create an account and share your data with the Hue cloud.

Philips Hue will force users to upload their data to Hue cloud

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/5717757

> Today’s story is about Philips Hue by Signify. They will soon start forcing accounts on all users and upload user data to their cloud. For now, Signify says you’ll still be able to control your Hue lights locally as you’re currently used to, but we don’t know if this may change in the future. The privacy policy allows them to store the data and share it with partners.

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Philips Hue will force users to upload their data to Hue cloud
www.home-assistant.io Philips Hue will force users to upload their data to Hue cloud

To control your lights you soon need to create an account and share your data with the Hue cloud.

Philips Hue will force users to upload their data to Hue cloud

Today’s story is about Philips Hue by Signify. They will soon start forcing accounts on all users and upload user data to their cloud. For now, Signify says you’ll still be able to control your Hue lights locally as you’re currently used to, but we don’t know if this may change in the future. The privacy policy allows them to store the data and share it with partners.

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foundation.mozilla.org It’s Official: Cars Are Terrible at Privacy and Security

All 25 car brands we researched earned our *Privacy Not Included warning label – making cars the worst category of products that we have ever reviewed

It’s Official: Cars Are Terrible at Privacy and Security

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E-Bike Industry Blames Consumers For Fires In Effort To Undermine ‘Right To Repair’ Laws
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Countless companies and industries enjoy making up scary stories when it comes to justifying their opposition to making it easier to repair your own tech. Apple claims that empowering consumers and…

E-Bike Industry Blames Consumers For Fires In Effort To Undermine ‘Right To Repair’ Laws

Countless companies and industries enjoy making up scary stories when it comes to justifying their opposition to making it easier to repair your own tech. Apple claims that empowering consumers and bolstering independent repair shops will turn states into “hacker meccas.” The car industry insists that making it easier and cheaper to repair modern cars will be a boon to sexual predators.

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#stickyourcloudstorage

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