[LINK] Man locked out of smart home for a week after delivery driver accuses him of being racist

[Tom Worthington]

On 16/6/23 08:22, Kim Holburn wrote:
> https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/smart-home-lock-out-amazon-b2358107.html
> 
> A man claims to have suffered a week-long smart home “lockout” ...

Remarkably honest, admitting being silly enough to have a smart home 
with no manual backup.

> I am seriously considering discontinuing my use ...

Having been locked out for a week and only "considering" discontinuing 
use? Is a form of addiction to automation?

> “If you bought a toaster ... you still own the
> toaster..."

Yes, so buy stuff which doesn't require a working Internet connection, 
and a remote cloud based application owned by a corporation, to work. 
How hard can that be to understand, even before being locked out for a week?

ps: I am buying a new burglar alarm, as my 20th Century one went off 
recently, & annoyed the neighbors. A new unit costs about one tenth the 
old one. It comes with Internet access, and an App, but does still have 
a control panel and key fobs (some now have no interface except the 
App). Then there are optional remotely operating door locks. Before I 
know it, I really will be locked out of my home. ;-)


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Tom Worthington http://www.tomw.net.au