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Philips Hue will force users to upload their data to Hue cloud (www.home-assistant.io)
submitted 1 year ago by Remontoire@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/5717757

Today’s story is about Philips Hue by Signify. They will soon start forcing accounts on all users and upload user data to their cloud. For now, Signify says you’ll still be able to control your Hue lights locally as you’re currently used to, but we don’t know if this may change in the future. The privacy policy allows them to store the data and share it with partners.

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[–] Gork@lemm.ee 147 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Ooh I can't wait for the new Philips Hue® lighting monthly subscription service, where with a low fee we can access all of our standard lighting IOT with the basic subscription plan and colored lighting with the premium subscription!

Let the enshittification begin.

[–] Serinus@lemmy.ml 35 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They can sell colors and themes as DLC! Cosmetics for your home!

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

They could also have lootboxes you could buy with HueCoins, a new and shiny blockchain backed in-game currency. From the boxes you would get different colors you could use to decorate your home with. Then you could also use the existing colors to craft new ones. If the RNG wasn’t in your favor, you could just buy the colors you want. It’s a win-win for everyone!

Every day you log in, you get a free lootbox shard, and when you have 3 shard, you can craft a lootbox for free. With a higher login streak, you get more shards too.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 6 points 1 year ago

Yo, what if you could own Red! Be sure to get the NFT of your favorite color!

[–] RomeCallen@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

stahhhp

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

Oh, we’re just getting warmed up here. Didn’t even mention the system of upgrading HueCoins to different tiers, decaying crafting materials, convoluted system of currencies in each tier, upgrading lootboxes, upgrading the RNG etc.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Damn...halo Infinite beat you to that.

[–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

I tried to play this game yesterday. Guess what? Requires you to sign into a MS account to even start the game. I don't wanna live on this planet anymore.

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

I think they'll start with: pay us or it's lights out. Then walk it back to something that sounds slightly more reasonable.