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Philips Hue will force users to upload their data to Hue cloud - Home Assistant (www.home-assistant.io)
submitted 11 months ago by hillbicks@feddit.de to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world
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I know we already got another thread about this topic, but I wanted to highlight the stance of home assistant for this topic.

I really don't see how you can argue with this post. Well, I can, but I really don't want to think about it.

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[–] dotslashme@infosec.pub 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Would it not be possible to block this using firewall rules?

[–] foggenbooty@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm blocking my bridge's access to the internet right now, just in case they push an update for this. I never use the Hue app anyway.

[–] dasJot@feddit.de 1 points 11 months ago

Yup, same here. I guess a zigbee stick is next…

[–] hillbicks@feddit.de 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Hmm, maybe. Depends on the infrastructure they put up. If there is a separate domain for the telemetry, then you can block it. Still no guarantee that it still works though.

The app will need internet access to login though. That really is a cat and mouse game that is not worth your time I'd say.