Matter – Protocol to connect compatible devices and systems with one another
My biggest issue with Thread is (AFAICT) it gives each device access to the internet. That&#x27;s the absolute last thing I want and the reason I went 100% Z-wave (with a handful of legacy zigbee devices). I want a single point of local hardware that my devices talk to and that hub can talk to the internet as needed but I don&#x27;t want to have to vet every device or deal with companies going out of business.<p>As it stands now I don&#x27;t care at all who made my Z-wave switches&#x2F;bulbs&#x2F;plugs, they could already be out of business for all I care, that&#x27;s not the case with 90% of &quot;smart home&quot; shit I see online. &quot;No hub&quot; means &quot;absolutely not&quot; for me because that&#x27;s a wifi device with full access to your network (unless you segment) and the internet.