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==Consumer impact summary== | ==Consumer impact summary== | ||
'''Always online:''' Their products rely on proprietary cloud services. This means that should something render the product unable to access the server(s), the consumer cannot use features — such as voice activation and smart home automation — or even so far as to be left with essentially {{Wplink|electronic waste}}. | '''Always online:''' Their products rely on proprietary cloud services. This means that should something render the product unable to access the server(s), the consumer cannot use features — such as voice activation and smart home automation — or even so far as to be left with essentially {{Wplink|electronic waste|e-waste}}. | ||
'''Requires downloading app:''' Sengled engages in the practice of [[forced app download]], whereby a business requires the consumer to use its own application software in order to use a product. | '''Requires downloading app:''' Sengled engages in the practice of [[forced app download]], whereby a business requires the consumer to use its own application software in order to use a product. | ||