> They have repeatedly proven to be a major privacy concern. Maybe security concern as well.

Thanks to Zigbee being a standard, you can use a Zigbee hub/adapter from any vendor you like. The Zigbee sensors themselves have no network connection and therefore noway to warrant privacy concerns really. There is no WiFi/Ethernet or internet involved with anything Xiaomi here.

I'm using a bunch of these Aquara Zigbee sensors with the open source Home Assistant software and hardware, they are for the most part fantastic.

I would take Zigbee home automation devices over crappy wifi ones any day of the week - its a vastly better protocol/methodology for hooking these sorts of devices up. Your home's lights functioning properly ideally should not depend on bulbs/switches being able to get an IP address etc (sigh)...

> https://www.home-assistant.io/skyconnect - USB adapter for Zigbee from HomeAssistant you can plug into any box you like.

> https://www.home-assistant.io/yellow/ - HomeAssistant server hardware with Zigbee radio built in.