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Philips Hue will force users to upload their data to Hue cloud - Home Assistant (www.home-assistant.io)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/homeassistant

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I know we already got another thread about this topic, but I wanted to highlight the stance of home assistant for this topic.

I really don't see how you can argue with this post. Well, I can, but I really don't want to think about it.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Would it not be possible to block this using firewall rules?

[–] foggenbooty 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm blocking my bridge's access to the internet right now, just in case they push an update for this. I never use the Hue app anyway.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yup, same here. I guess a zigbee stick is next…

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hmm, maybe. Depends on the infrastructure they put up. If there is a separate domain for the telemetry, then you can block it. Still no guarantee that it still works though.

The app will need internet access to login though. That really is a cat and mouse game that is not worth your time I'd say.