dantheclamman@lemmy.world to homeassistant@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoHaier hits Home Assistant plugin dev with takedown noticewww.bleepingcomputer.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldprivacy@lemmy.mlselfhosted@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.world
arrow-up18arrow-down1external-linkHaier hits Home Assistant plugin dev with takedown noticewww.bleepingcomputer.comdantheclamman@lemmy.world to homeassistant@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square25fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldprivacy@lemmy.mlselfhosted@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.world
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoThose users don’t send usage data back to Haier that they can then sell to other companies
minus-squarehitmyspot@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoYes, but without the plug in, they wouldn’t buy the product to give the data. It’s circulat logic on their part.
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·11 months agoI bet they’re using data sales to subsidize the cost of the devices.
minus-squareMidnight Wolf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoSubsidize? Oh sweetheart, that’s not happening - that’s just more profit! Silly goose!
Those users don’t send usage data back to Haier that they can then sell to other companies
Yes, but without the plug in, they wouldn’t buy the product to give the data. It’s circulat logic on their part.
I bet they’re using data sales to subsidize the cost of the devices.
Subsidize? Oh sweetheart, that’s not happening - that’s just more profit! Silly goose!