What’s the latest with Philips forcing Hue users to create an account/share data?

I’m curious if the privacy community has any update on this topic, and if there are any recommended hacks or alternatives.

The Hue products are nice, but I’ll drop them tomorrow if they force me to share more data.

I keep getting notifications in the Hue app that I need to sign up for an account “soon”, or else.

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