How to judge devices for your home

This is an excellent time to reevaluate how we make smart home purchases. What did you buy during Black Friday? How much effort did you put into finding out how it's connected? If it's a device that depends on the cloud, you may become the victim of the next company that blocks its own customers.
Welcome to the November edition of the Open Home newsletter, the place to learn about the latest and greatest things for your smart home that improve its privacy, choice, and sustainability. The Open Home newsletter is written by Paulus Schoutsen, founder of Home Assistant and Nabu Casa. Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe here! It's almost the end of the year, and we've survived both Halloween (and all the epic videos powered by Home Assistant) and Thanksgiving. Home Assistant's monthl

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