Re: [PLUG] Internet Lights and X10 Replacements

["Rich Mingin (PLUG)" <plug@frags.us>]

While I'm deeply concerned with internet-connected things that control my ability to keep breathing (like my car), I'm much less concerned about things that may blink without my say-so. Generally if my light bulbs were to turn themselves on and off without my permission, I'd probably just unscrew them....

On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 4:52 PM, jeff <jeffv@op.net> wrote:

On 07/26/2015 02:40 PM, Casey Bralla wrote:

Some of the new "internet light bulbs" look pretty cool, and are starting to
come down to reasonable prices.   However, most seem like they are strictly
proprietary control protocols, and require cloud-enabled apps to use them, so
I'm reluctant to buy one.

Yeah, don't.  Just don't.
The car that just got hijacked remotely is just the beginning, imo.

Good luck.
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