I can see why it is not available in the EU--they would not be able to harvest all that juicy personal data and monetize.

what are the odds? This service might go the distance because it would be a treasure trove of personal data that they could harvest.

I completely agree with you. The three items I listed enables Google's spying.

The key to Google's existence are

• Chrome
• Android
• Analytics

How long until we see an article on how scammers were able to hijack accounts (e.g., bank account) because an expired gmail address was taken over by the scammer?

I do understand the difference. My point is that Google is culturally an advertising company. It permeates their decision making processes. They may sell a consumer facing service but it will never be a primary focus.

Will they just leave a hole in the ground?

I wish I had mod points to give. DNS is devolving to a complete s**t show.

Any entity that relies on Google services is playing with fire. It is culturally an advertising company that harvests data to make their primary product (advertising) command a higher price. I am shocked that the IEEE would rely on Google.

I wonder if RCS support can be turned off? RCS is going to be the s**t show like HTML formatted email messages.

1979 Datsun 810 wagon!

SMS is just text. RCS will be annoying.

Plus, with Google involved it will be extended to harvest data to enhance revenue^h^h^h^h^h^h^h your experience.

The rich in RCS is to make Google rich.

I see a future with annoying spam messages being sent to my phone. Google is completely in the enshitification stage.

Found the Chamberlain employee! Garage door openers prevent the manual opening of the door, which provides a means of access control. Without an opener, one would have to put a lock on the door and many doors do not have one installed. Thus, one would need to get a retrofit kit or buy a new door. The functionality provided by the opener is much greater than the manual lock option, so it is a better use of. resources.

My uses of the system

• Monitor the state of the door,
• Remotely open the door,
• Provide access to authorized users, and
• Open the door when I do not have keys.

I originally got it so I would not have to take keys when I go for a run, but their app was not reliable enough to actually control the door. The HA integration is much more reliable than the myQ app, so taking away the HA integration is a definite loss of functionality. Yes, I know that smart door locks do exist, but at the time when I purchased the myQ system the smart lock choices were not very good.

Actually, that is offensive to a$$holes and I apologize for offending any a$$holes who might be reading this. Good thing my garage door opener is dumb and I was using the myQ add on. It can be replaced without having to replace the opener. Next thing on the todo list is to replace the hue hub