I don’t get why you are downvoted. Like, sure, Netatmo probably had to do it for multiple reasons.
But still it shows how stupid and fragile our always connected future is. Like, yes, for sure Netatmo is in the good guys team and cut the thermostats of the bad guys team.
That’s nice and all, I’m also in the good guys team.
Until someday, your stupid government happens to make a stupid decision and suddenly, without knowing it, all of your appliances are either not working anymore or working against you because now you happen to be in the bad guys team.
It only plays into the hands of the regime, since their rhetoric is that west wants to eradicate them. You are making ordinary people suffer. Also, it is very difficult to get rid of a regime.
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[ 3.0 ms ] story [ 31.3 ms ] threadCouple of weeks ago they blocked all Russian accounts and deleted all user data.
New registrations are deleted and blocked within hours/days rendering devices worth hundreds/thousands of dollars useless.
(unless one would setup a VPN or at least custom DNS for the devices on router level).
> We apologize to our valued Netatmo customers for any inconvenience this cause and appreciate your understanding.
But still it shows how stupid and fragile our always connected future is. Like, yes, for sure Netatmo is in the good guys team and cut the thermostats of the bad guys team.
That’s nice and all, I’m also in the good guys team.
Until someday, your stupid government happens to make a stupid decision and suddenly, without knowing it, all of your appliances are either not working anymore or working against you because now you happen to be in the bad guys team.
Yeah, we really don’t want to piss off China.
If Apple keeps working and taking payments on App Store (even Apple TV+), HomeKit is working, etc. there’s no reason that Netatmo should not.
This was out of the blue. No warning, or statement. They even kept selling the devices for some time on official Russian website.