Nah fam, my entire house is smart. It’s just that it all runs on a completely separate and isolated network than anything else, and I can revoke all access to that network with ease.
Edit to add that printers are actually the fucking worst for this, since so many of them now are network printers, rather than just-plug-it-into-my-computer printers. They are notorious for being insecure, and require being on the same network as the computer from which it’s printing. I have another separate network with very limited access just for my printer, and I have to join it from my computer if I ever want to print or scan
The solution i use on OpenWrt is basically-
Printer on airgapped IoT network
Computer on Internet network
Avahi mDNS allowed specifically for my printers MAC Address to access it from the Internet network without allowing it to reach WAN.
Having smart stuff isn’t bad.
Having “smart” stuff that only works via a proprietary app over the internet is bad.
I like being able to dim several lights via a single command. I don’t like it being even possible from outside my house
Mag dumping my toaster.
For me, most appliances have no use being automated. For the few that do have a use case (my coffee maker specifically) the appliance itself is as dumb as possible. Only the switch is “smart”.
Luckily they don’t really work like that.
- Download the app?
- failed to connect
- failed to connect
- I am now a cryptomining malware bot
- Please upgrade to the newest toaster
“Just Say ‘No!’”: https://startrek.website/post/27978684
Smart appliances will serve you more ads than coffee.
This is the way. (Hitting IoT with a bat)
