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Smart Home Tech: Sovereignty or Surveillance?
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Smart Home Tech: Sovereignty or Surveillance?

October 11, 2025 · 01:02:12 · Max BBB, Bitcoin QnA
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Intro to Freedom Tech Friday and show format
Max joins: setting the stage and todays rabbit hole
Smart home tech boom and the privacy dilemma
Goals: convenience without corporate surveillance
Enter Home Assistant: open source home automation
Architecture basics: integrations, entities, automations
Running it at home: Pi, Docker, supervised and access
Stopping devices phoning home: Zigbee and local mesh
Remote access options: WireGuard, Tailscale, ZeroTier
Automation examples that actually help
Voice control: assistants, trade-offs, and HA Voice
Starter kit and budget picks: Zigbee dongle + IKEA
CCTV done right: Reolink, local recording, dashboards
Q&A rapid fire: nodes, alternatives, plug-and-play
Security tips: local-first and physical considerations
Closing remarks and credits

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