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+# Server Lab Assessment
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+Tom, 
+
+Nice work! Eveything seems to be working well, and your responses 
+in `notes.md` are thoughtful. 
+
+
+> If you are running a home security system or a smart home. Currently, smart 
+> home and iot devices require you to sign up for an account and share data. 
+> A more secure version of this would host everything on your own server and 
+> network, and restrict access to only those with a connection to the network. 
+
+Indeed! This is why I'm so keen on Home Assistant. It's all open-source, uses
+cheap commodity hardware, and it's all local. We're so conditioned to expect
+services to be cloud-based, but this architecture is first and foremost about 
+centralizing data collection for the benefit of companies. 
+
+Chris