Smart home turns husband into Big Brother
Dear Amy: In this age of "smart homes," where everything can be synched up by an app with notifications, are we wrong to feel a loss of privacy?
I work from home, so I am mainly at home during the day.
My husband gets alerts every time the front door is opened. If a package is delivered, he receives an image of the package. He can track the electricity usage from our solar production. He can turn off the lights and open the skylight from his phone.
Today he texted me that I shouldn't be running the dryer during certain peak hours. He then shut it off remotely!
I have nothing to hide, but am increasingly annoyed that my own actions are being tracked.
He's micromanaging me from afar!
How should I handle this?
-- Living in the Future
Dear Living: I think you should send yourself a big bouquet of flowers and have it delivered during your husband's peak "watching hours," which I guess is all day long.
On the card, write: "Kindly stop watching me, dear. I don't like it."
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