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tigerfortI've never really seen the appeal of internet-connected "smart" lightbulbs (or most other internet-of-stuff-that-shouldn't-be-on-the-internet ideas), but this is a really amazing demonstration of some of the things wrong with the idea.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BB6wj6RyKo
Having a problem with your bulb? Just follow this two-minute process to reset it to factory defaults. Unless it came in this style of packaging (you do still have the packaging for the bulbs you bought five years ago, right?), in which case you should follow the other two-minute reset process.
What's that, your bulb's broken and you want to throw it away? Remember that it's got your address, phone number, and wifi password stored on it, so you need to factory reset it before you do. You'll be able to tell when it's deleted your personal data because the bulb will flash repeatedly. If it can't flash because it's broken, there's no way of telling whether it's reset or not, and thus no way of knowing whether you can recycle it without letting someone to harvest your data. Why are you getting a hammer?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BB6wj6RyKo
Having a problem with your bulb? Just follow this two-minute process to reset it to factory defaults. Unless it came in this style of packaging (you do still have the packaging for the bulbs you bought five years ago, right?), in which case you should follow the other two-minute reset process.
What's that, your bulb's broken and you want to throw it away? Remember that it's got your address, phone number, and wifi password stored on it, so you need to factory reset it before you do. You'll be able to tell when it's deleted your personal data because the bulb will flash repeatedly. If it can't flash because it's broken, there's no way of telling whether it's reset or not, and thus no way of knowing whether you can recycle it without letting someone to harvest your data. Why are you getting a hammer?