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  • Philips Hue Secure doorbell accidentally leaks via an iOS app

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    dewme said:
    proline said:
    As someone with over 100 Hue devices, I wouldn't recommend Hue to anyone who isn't an engineer. They're actually quite finicky. You end up having multiple hubs to deal with the 50 device limit. When a light burn out, there's no easy way to replace it- you have to adjust all your automations, switches, etc to talk to the new light. This tech just isn't ready yet (and I've use it nearly 15 years).
    Wow, that’s impressive. I only have a baby Hue system with a few lights and motion sensors. To me the need for a hub seems redundant considering the state of the art in home automation technology. I hope Hue gets on board with Matter  and Thread to eliminate the need for the proprietary gateway. The individual devices seem pretty good but are always in the high end of the price curve. 

    It seems like more makers of these peripheral devices are trying to jump in the systems business with additional devices like cameras and sensors. Ecobee is doing the same thing. 

    Hopefully the Matter standard will provide a way to assemble systems using whatever brand devices you prefer. 
    I have noticed that thread devices are really finicky about how the network is created.  Some ISPs create headaches by locking down their router, or in some cases block the end user from configuring their own hardware like modems and routers. 

    Sure it would be great if they all worked together, but what I am running into is that HomeKit will act up with Thread devices and say they aren’t available, but if I create a new home, they will work intermittently, which hints the problem is in my ISP provided modem/router/AP and the solution is going to be replacing that and starting over with a clean configuration. That is terrible because I have about 50 devices and ironically Hue which is only controlling like 10 lights didn’t give me any trouble until it tried to switch from its proprietary configuration to Matter and then couldn’t see anything. I had to troubleshoot for days until I figured out how to configure it the old non-Matter way and now it works perfectly with Homekit and is probably the most reliable device platform (for me), IF you’re not gonna use multiple hubs like Proline does. 100 devices is a lot of money invested in Hue. They should make Proline a beta tester. 

    dewme

  • Apple's Magic Mouse charging port design has never been a big deal

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    I guess the joke is on me because I really never liked any of Apple’s mouse designs and only used the adb version back in the day. The rest of the time I would buy a Logitech, or gasp, a Microsoft wireless mouse and load the drivers for MacOS to use the other button. Heresy you say? Well maybe, but I need to get shit done and want a real 2nd button and scroll wheel. 
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  • Trump demanding that Apple must unlock shooter's iPhones because of foreign apps

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    Apple's refusal to unlock the phones from the San Bernardino attack in 2015 was the first high-profile case. The FBI paid a large sum to Cellbrite to bypass Apple's security, but it's unclear if they found anything useful. This incident sparked a debate about whether there should be a backdoor into Apple's security, especially in light of concerns about government surveillance.
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  • How to get on Google's 'Ask Photos' waitlist for iPhone

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    gatorguy said:
    kamyk35 said:

    Privacy considerations

    Google has addressed potential privacy concerns with Ask Photos. The company assures users that their photo data won't be used for advertising.

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    Are there people that really believe that?

    There sure are. :)

    Lawyers are anxiously waiting in the wings to sue Google for $Billions if there's any indication they're lying. 
    I think the mistrust goes back to 2012 when they agreed to pay a record $22.5 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it misrepresented to users of Apple Inc.’s Safari Internet browser that it would not place tracking “cookies” or serve targeted ads to those users, violating an earlier privacy settlement between the company and the FTC.

    Source:      https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2012/08/google-will-pay-225-million-settle-ftc-charges-it-misrepresented-privacy-assurances-users-apples
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  • FineWoven won't be missed, but it should be remembered

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    It was very shortsighted to make products like this without having field tested them and if they did, Apple should be ashamed of themselves for trying to convince the public that finewoven was a suitable alternative to leather. 

    Somebody at Apple decided that leather was bad, but a plastic replacement is worse. Especially when they try to hide the flaws in the cases on display by replacing them when they look bad which according to several sites was almost daily. 
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