Dear @steverep,
You can repeat that as often as you like, but that doesn’t make it true. Meta-data that is collected on a permanent basis is something completely different from data that I provide without compulsion and on a case-by-case basis. And also the content is very different between connection-data of my hassio to the brands server versus my participation on the forum… and also: my using of the forum makes it possible to make a more detailed profile in combination with the connection-data to the brands server… the masses make the difference!
- it is an absolute mess that data-connections are established at all without informing the user.
The Very first sentence on the main Website:
Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first.
Where is the control in here? Where is the privacy in here?
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your comparison is massively misleading and serves to confuse people who take the issue of privacy more seriously than you do. To proceed in this way is reprehensible.
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the correct way would be to be honest and say that you absolutely want to collect the data and thus be as transparent as possible.
The best way would be to implement an opt-in procedure:
Users should be able to choose whether they want to save the icons locally to get maximum self-sufficiency and data sovereignty.
Same for DNS-Leak: