I’m choosing devices based on how good they work with zha and HA and usually have to browse a bit before settling for something. If they manage to implement this properly, I’m all here for it.
Maybe they should talk to the zigbee device compatibility repository people (or maybe they already have).
Honestly I don’t mind pitching in with my data for such project, if it’s opt-in.
I do the same with my Kde Plasma and bump up the telemetry. If it’s in good faith and it helps the project grow, I don’t mind contributing(plasma also alows you to turn it completely off if you so choose).
Microsoft gets nothing in good faith, so I never give them anything.
Yeah, that was kinda my point… I’m so used to being mistreated that when I saw the headline, I thought I wouldn’t be given the choice to participate. But giving me the choice builds trust in the people. It’s a move that supports their community in a time where such policies are rare. I love it.
You are giving the makers of so called smart appliances the benefit of the doubt? That’s laughable. Anyone not born yesterday should be well aware all the data collected by these devices is being shared, despite what they say, and it ends up with data brokers that sell it to anyone, including in whole to the federal government that distributes it to agencies, and does the devil knows what else with it.