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(I'm trying to adjust my shopping habits for quality, long-lasting goods from reputable brands. This isn't some hailcorporate thing)

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[–] Num10ck@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago (2 children)

anker has a smart home division called Eufy that has some TERRIBLE software that ruins nice hardware like their doorbells

[–] mke@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Wasn't there a privacy scandal involving them a while back?

Edit: for reference, see this link by The Verge or this one by Mozilla and scroll down a little.

[–] NewNewAccount@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Indeed. I no longer buy Anker as a result.

[–] drphungky@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

We had a Eufy baby monitor that was so bad (replaced three times when trying to update firmware, the fourth time it died it was due to a drop) that it has actually made me think less of Anker as a company. If they stick to that being their low quality bargain brand, maybe I'll consider Anker again, but for now I'm out.