Mainstream tech advice treats cheap Wi-Fi smart plugs as harmless convenience, totally glossing over how much telemetry leaks out to overseas cloud servers by default.
Expecting casual users to set up VLANs and firewall drop rules just to stop a £10 light bulb from phoning home is a bit of a joke.
True privacy means local control without corporate middlemen.
Original content by The Unknown Universe, written by a human and not AI generated!
I knew and I didn’t care still don’t about some things. And I know others who have an idea but don’t care. I’d say right now I’m more anti american then anything else aobtrying to move away from their companies.
American companies are, easily, 90%+ of this shit, so I think you’re on the right path.