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| 7 | +## Table of Contents |
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| 9 | +- [Hall of Shame](#hall-of-shame) |
| 10 | +- [Contributors](#contributors) |
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5 | 14 | A list of IOT devices to avoid.
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7 | 16 | Some of the reasons things get listed here:
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9 | 18 | - A device had an open API, then switched to requiring you to use their application instead of directly scraping the API
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10 | 19 | - Devices which are cloud-only
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| 20 | +- Anything that requires you to use _their_ application and doesn't document their API so it can be integrated with other ecosystems |
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| 22 | +## Hall of Shame |
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14 | 29 | | Device | Reason it's garbage | Date | Workarounds if any |
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16 | 31 | | Chamberlain MyQ Smart Garage Door Controller | Chamberlain shut off all access to its APIs.<br>See <ul><li>Chamberlain's [Press Release](https://chamberlaingroup.com/press/a-message-about-our-decision-to-prevent-unauthorized-usage-of-myq)</li><li>The Verge's [coverage](https://www.theverge.com/23949612/chamberlain-myq-smart-garage-door-controller-homebridge-integrations)</li></ul> | 2023-11-07 | Replace with a better solution:<ul><li>[opengarage.io](https://opengarage.io) - Their hardware design and software code (including both firmware and app code) and API documents are publicly available in the [OpenGarage github repository](https://github.com/OpenGarage)</li><li>[ratgdo](https://paulwieland.github.io/ratgdo/) is another solution with open source firmware that works with Security+ 2.0 openers.</li></ul> |
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17 | 32 | | Mazda. Yes, Mazda. | The Home Assistant Blog has the [details](https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2023/10/13/removal-of-mazda-connected-services-integration/).<br>TL;DR they sent a cease and desist order to the Mazda Home Assistant Integration's Author | |
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18 | 33 | | Philips Hue | Philips is forcing users to "upgrade" to a version of their Philips app that requires login to a cloud account. See [How-To Geek](https://www.howtogeek.com/philips-hue-will-soon-require-online-accounts-to-control-lights/) | 2023-11-07 | Use a generic Zigbee coordinator instead of the Philips one |
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| 34 | + |
| 35 | +## Contributors |
| 36 | + |
| 37 | +<a href="https://github.com/unixorn/internet-of-trash/graphs/contributors"> |
| 38 | + <img src="https://contributors-img.web.app/image?repo=unixorn/internet-of-trash" /> |
| 39 | +</a> |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +Made with [contributors-img](https://contributors-img.web.app). |
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