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| From | Jerry Peters <jerry@example.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.misc, alt.books.electronic |
| Subject | Re: Do we really own our digital possessions? |
| Date | 2019-04-18 20:20 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <q9am5p$s87$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
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In comp.misc RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> wrote: > On 2019-04-16, Jerry Peters <jerry@example.invalid> wrote: >> In comp.misc Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> wrote: >>> On 16/04/2019 7:11 am, Alasdair Allan wrote: >>>> <https://phys.org/news/2019-04-digital.html> > >> Hasn't that already happened? I seem to recall that certain home >> automation stuff stopped functioning a year or two ago when the >> company went under & its servers were shut down. Don't remember the >> details, but it convinced me to not even look at any IOT/HA crud that >> required access to an external server. > > Yes, I remember that too - a clear warning against any product whose > ability to function requires existence of the company and its servers on > a minute-by-minute basis. This is the one I remember: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/apr/05/revolv-devices-bricked-google-nest-smar t-home Revolv devices bricked as Google's Nest shuts down smart home company This article is more than 3 years old Customers furious as Nest is set to turn off Revolv units in just over a month Also more recently: https://www.reddit.com/r/homeautomation/comments/alr36r/iris_shutting_down/ Iris shutting down IRIS Posted byu/DarkL1ghtn1ng 2 months ago Got this email from Lowe's today. Shutting down soon! "Dear Iris Customer: As a valued customer, we wanted to provide an important update regarding Iris. We have decided to shut down the Iris smart home platform and related services effective March 31, 2019. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and are committed to providing the resources and support needed as you transition to comparable smart home products.
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Do we really own our digital possessions? "Alasdair Allan" <posthamster@x-static.demon.co.uk> - 2019-04-15 21:11 +0000
Re: Do we really own our digital possessions? Filip454 <filip454.newsgroups@gmail.com> - 2019-04-16 00:01 +0200
Re: Do we really own our digital possessions? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2019-04-16 17:20 -0500
Re: Do we really own our digital possessions? Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2019-04-16 16:12 +1000
Re: Do we really own our digital possessions? Filip454 <filip454.newsgroups@gmail.com> - 2019-04-16 11:31 +0200
Re: Do we really own our digital possessions? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2019-04-16 17:22 -0500
Re: Do we really own our digital possessions? Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2019-04-17 12:39 +1000
Re: Do we really own our digital possessions? Jerry Peters <jerry@example.invalid> - 2019-04-16 20:29 +0000
Re: Do we really own our digital possessions? RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2019-04-17 06:26 +0000
Re: Do we really own our digital possessions? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2019-04-17 12:32 +0000
Re: Do we really own our digital possessions? Jerry Peters <jerry@example.invalid> - 2019-04-18 20:20 +0000
Re: Do we really own our digital possessions? not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2019-04-18 22:42 +0000
Re: Do we really own our digital possessions? Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2019-04-19 09:59 +1000
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