Cybersecurity engineer here, have worked for FAANG, my entire home is automated to the teeth - every single little thing - and I'm not concerned about privacy or security because I've chosen my products and network firewall rules carefully.
> I've chosen my products and network firewall rules carefully.
This seems like a lot of effort, and I've tried to do it. But even for some products that claim to never phone home, or transmit data outside the network, sales people have lied to me and then I have to go through the hassle of returning the product.
To me, it seems like there is either 0 effort for 0 smart home automation, or lots of effort for any smart home automation, privacy being equal.
