Controlled connection of a wireless device to a network

A wireless device, comprising:

• a wireless interface;
• a controller, the controller operative to:
• automatically associate to a cloud system through a router;
• retrieve after automatically associating, a list of approved networks from a cloud service of the cloud system, wherein the list of approved networks includes a prioritization of the approved networks;
• scan a local wireless environment;
• compare a list of available networks advertised from nearby routers from the scan of a local wireless environment with the list of approved networks when the wireless device is looking for networks to join;
• choose an available network from the list of available networks advertised based at least in part on the comparing and the prioritization of the approved networks;
• and
• prioritize a secure personal network, but opting to use the network which is authorized by the cloud service of the cloud system if network performance of the secure personal network falls below a threshold level.

A method for connecting a wireless device to a network, comprising:

• automatically associating, by the wireless device, to a cloud system through a router;
• retrieving, by the wireless device, after automatically associating, a list of approved networks from a cloud service of the cloud system, wherein the list of approved networks includes a prioritization of the approved networks;
• scanning, by the wireless device, a local wireless environment;
• comparing, by the wireless device, a list of available networks advertised from nearby routers from the scan of a local wireless environment with the list of approved networks when the wireless device is looking for networks to join;
• choosing, by the wireless device, an available network from the list of available networks advertised based at least in part on the comparing and the prioritization of the approved networks;
• selecting, by the wireless device, to send at least some data on a secure personal network, and send at least some other data on the authorized network;
• dynamically partitioning, by the wireless device, between the sending of the at least some data on the secure personal network, and the sending the at least some other data on the network authorized by the cloud service of the cloud system.

A wireless device, comprising:

• a wireless interface;
• a controller, the controller operative to:
• automatically associate to a cloud system through a router;
• retrieve after automatically associating, a list of approved networks from a cloud service of the cloud system, wherein the list of approved networks includes a prioritization of the approved networks;
• scan a local wireless environment;
• compare a list of available networks advertised from nearby routers from the scan of a local wireless environment with the list of approved networks when the wireless device is looking for networks to join;
• choose an available network from the list of available networks advertised based at least in part on the comparing and the prioritization of the approved networks;
• select to send at least some data on a secure personal network, and send at least some other data on the network which is authorized by the cloud service of the cloud system;
• and
• dynamically partition between the sending of the at least some data on the secure personal network, and the send the at least some other data on the network authorized by the cloud service of the cloud system.