[bisby]

From the actual announcement:

> Wi-Fi enables Matter devices to interact over a high-bandwidth local network and allows smart home devices to communicate with the cloud.

If only there was a way to have it explicitly NOT communicate with the cloud. That's the last thing I want.

[Deukhoofd]

I generally just block external internet access for smart devices on my wifi, but it'd be really nice if I didn't have to.

[heyoni]

My AmpliFi router did this the other day. It added itself to HomeKit to create device specific firewall rules for iot devices on my network. The options were like “access everything, access whitelist of services, no access”. I turned on the whitelist but it broke everything :D

[Semaphor]

It’s the same as it always has been. You need to check in advance, if it’s an extra dumb device requiring internet or not.