homeassistant@lemmy.worldEnglish • 9 months ago

Philips Hue will soon force users to create an account

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Philips Hue will soon force users to create an account

homeassistant@lemmy.worldEnglish • 9 months ago

Mysk🇨🇦🇩🇪 (@mysk@defcon.social)

Attached: 1 image Philips Hue will soon force users to create a Hue account and sign in to continue to use the app and control the smart lights. The best security model to protect smart devices is to keep them disconnected from the internet, or at least keep this option available. #Privacy #InfoSec #privacymatters #cybersecurity

cross-posted from: https://derp.foo/post/250090

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1•9 months ago
Hue has started to switch to Bluetooth, so you need to check whether a certain Hue light actually has Zigbee.
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  2•9 months ago
  As far as I know, since 2019 the Hue bulbs or lights are Zigbee + Bluetooth. I haven’t heard of a Bluetooth-only bulb yet