Episode 590 - Hacking the Echo Dot

On this week's show: your smart TV is probably spying on you, so we talk through what to turn off and why “just don’t connect it” keeps sounding smarter; Matter 1.6.1 finally locks in Groupcast to help grouped devices act like a group; a local Sofabaton integration gives Home Assistant users more remote-control fun; Crestron and Hubitat get a pro-friendly upgrade; D-Tools says the CI market is growing and also very much not growing, depending on who you ask; plus a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!

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• HomeTech Headlines
  • There are ways to protect yourself from your spying TV
  • Sofabaton X: local Home Assistant integration for the X1, X1S and X2
  • Crestron-Hubitat Integration Driver Gets a Major v2 Upgrade
  • D-Tools 2026 Midyear Report Finds Widening Performance Gap in CI Channel
  • Matter 1.6.1 finalizes Groupcast and adds chime sound controls
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• GitHub - loryanstrant/HA-CustomComponentMonitor: Reports on whether you are using your Home Assistant custom components