Can smart things go local if they wanted to? From their end

[ogiewon]

@aaiyar

Apple still gets a ton of data out of it though

@danabw

To me this feels like saying..."If I have to choose between dying by falling out of an airplane, or getting run over by a car, or drowning, I think I like drowning the best."

I am not sure just how much data Apple really has access to via HomeKit...

Based on the following, not too much at all.

HomeKit data security

https://medium.com/comsystoreply/privacy-by-design-bbfa236b3c1c

[Rxich]

Quite possibly, with the lightify cloud shutting down in Aug 2021, the Sylvania Flex strips should get cheaper. If you don't want to wait, you could get cheap strips from Asia and use the H801 wifi controller, after flashing it. It works great on HE.

[RELEASE] H801 & Other ESP8266 Based RGBW Controllers (SmartLife)

This has been out in the community for a while, but I'm posting this as the official source for information regarding my RGBW firmware, App, Drivers, etc. Firmware https://raw.githubusercontent.com/erocm123/SmartThingsPublic/master/devicetypes/erocm123/smartlife-rgbw-controller.src/SmartLifeRGBWController.ino.generic.bin App Used to discover devices that have been joined to your Wifi network and to create user defined "programs". Programs give you the ability to flash and fade the RGBW color…

[danabw]

@ogiewon

I am not sure just how much data Apple really has access to via HomeKit...

Yes, my comment was a broader comment, not Homekit specific, about which I know almost nothing. (Just ask my wife, I know almost nothing about pretty much everything.)