Hey all, I'm curious for your opinion on this one. I've got some smart home devices (e.g. Hue lights, Nest Protect) and lately I started to think of the best way to protect them. Now I did see this project on Kickstarter (https://kickstarter.com/projects/...) and it seems to be a nice and easy way. But still, you don't know what they'll do with your data.

Would MAC address filtering in my router / modem not suffice for protection?
Let me know what you think :)

Do they need constant internet access or is a LAN sufficient?
If LAN is good, just get a cheap router and set up a secondary LAN in your room which is not connected to the Internet. Connect all Smart Home Devices to it.
If these things need Internet access, I just don't understand what the devs were thinking.

Cheap Router recommendation:
Nexx WT3020 (10€ from China, look at Aliexpress)
flash LEDE on it (Simple to use OpenWRT-Fork, easy instruction on LEDE website available)
Put a stick in it to install more applications.
I think there are also OpenWRT modules available for some of these smart home devices.

@Anaeijon sounds like a nice idea :) Though the devices do need internet connection, due to the fact that you can control them and get notifications even if you're not connected to your home WiFi

@CluelessBanana But do _you_ need to control them if you are not connected to your home WiFi?
I mean... In general you won't switch on and off your home lights from somewhere else.

Bought internet of shit devices from kickstarter which turned out insecure? Buy this internet of shit device from kickstarter to fix that!

:facepalm:

@Anaeijon well, that actually is the idea. That you can also turn off the lights for instance when you're away from home