This Is Why Home Assistant

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Apparently, Amazon locked a man out of his smart home because a delivery driver said he was racist…

Open the Pod Bay Doors, Bezos: Amazon Shuts Down Man's *Entire* Smart Home...

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Amazon Shuts Down Customer's Smart Home for a Week

Another big reason for disconnecting from the big tech cloud, or from any cloud whatsoever not in your full control. This is a telltale article describing how Amazon arbitrarily blocked a customer from his Echo devices after an unverified incident involving insults at his home.