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Philips Hue will force users to upload their data to Hue cloud
(www.home-assistant.io)
This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
Factually, it was how you described. Poetically, it was making my life as a customer unnecessarily difficult to the point where the word "impossible" is a valid form of artistic expression. I didn't want to have to beg anybody to please unlock the device I paid for.
https://community.home-assistant.io/t/tp-link-offers-way-to-add-local-api-back
Please be advised that I intentionally cherry-picked the comments that support my point, as I was just skimming the thread.