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

  • @airmanEnglish
    1•9 months ago

    This is extremely informative. Yes, I got the SkyConnect and it’s working flawlessly.

    I meant I wish we can see a FOSS alternative to these propriety standards.

    Same here tho. I started with Hue and now I’ll just keep their lights fuck their hubs and accounts and cloud.

    Going forward I’ll buy whatever as long as it satisfies what I need and connects to HA Green.

    FOSS for the absolute win!