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Home Assistant renames its cloud service in jab at Big Tech

Original: Big Tech ruined the cloud, so we're renaming ours

Home Assistant says big tech companies have spoiled the word 'cloud', turning it into a byword for lock-in, subscription fees and data harvesting, so it is renaming its own cloud service. The smart home platform, which routes remote access through its Nabu Casa subscription, is repositioning its offering as a privacy-friendly alternative. Readers online are debating whether the move is a meaningful statement on user control or mostly clever marketing riding anti-Big Tech sentiment.

Why now: Home Assistant announced a rebrand of its cloud service framed as criticism of Big Tech, sparking discussion about cloud lock-in and privacy.

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