@Bugspriet My personal choice for products like lawnmower robot, photovoltaic, ... was: I don't have Internet. What impact does this have? Does it stop working? How about updates? ...
(btw, SW updates are good but the basic functionality should not depend on network access)
There are simple + more difficult choices, even for a tech-savvy person. For example, it's almost impossible to buy an electric car without buying massive surveillance. And its hard to reduce surveillance on mobile phones.