Never had any “smart crap” in my condo — no Nest, no Alexa, no Ring, just my HP box running Win-7 Pro x64. No mic or camera.
Same as me. I simply do not understand some people’s insatiable need for the “next cool thing”, particularly when they come with compromise in privacy or security.
“no Nest, no Alexa, no Ring, just my HP box running Win-7 Pro x64”
Which by logging on here reveals your identity to the site and to the government.
The Internet is not passive.