[arter4]

>These basic things like light and other base features you make sure can work even if smart software fails.

Even ignoring the potential privacy concerns, you're assuming too much in terms of reliability.

When an AWS region went down a couple of years ago, a lot of smart fridges and lights didn't work properly (https://financialpost.com/technology/personal-tech/pitfalls-...).

[mewpmewp2]

That sounds like a problem with the developers of smart fridges. You just have to be able to use it without any connectivity as a baseline.