Look into ecowitt. I only have the ground humidity sensors, but they work well with HA.

Google now thinks:

A) You’re a pengin

B) You’re trying to marry up from your social class

Your ads are going to be wonderful.

IOT botnets are a thing. And if someone wanted to fire sell the US, all the vulnerable home networks would be on the table too. Great for a bit if extra chaos.

It usually happens after I get mad at it.

Not true. Those pieces look like they fit together.

Edit: I bet it even came with human readable instructions.

Dunk your computer in water first, then the rice will have more effect.

Yes, but now you’re weakening two aspects of the security, not just one. And for the digital solution you would also need to (break into the network + break into HA) -or- (break zigbee/zwave/thread) + be physically present to take advantage. I would argue this is generally more secure than a mass-produced lock with unknown vulnerabilities that’s easily recognizable from outside.

I haven’t used it, but scrypted seems pretty cool. Maybe worth an investigation.

https://docs.scrypted.app/buyers-guide/cameras.html