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Re:Lights have been on at this school for a year because no ... by richrichardsson on Friday January 20, 2023 @05:38AM (#34451177)
I'm not sure how intentionally[1] opting into an agreement to have your thermostat remotely controlled is an argument against having it connected to the internet.

The best argument would be the hypothetical remote control by a bad actor without any consent.

[1] what's curious about this particular story is how "intentional" this was; the report is vague and hints that some people were unaware exactly what they were opting into.

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Re:Lights have been on at this school for a year because no ... by braingenious on Friday January 20, 2023 @06:29AM (#34451635)
>I'm not sure how intentionally[1] opting into an agreement to have your thermostat remotely controlled is an argument against having it connected to the internet.

???

I think you immediately followed that up with more than one answer to that?

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Re:Lights have been on at this school for a year because no ... by richrichardsson on Friday January 20, 2023 @05:50PM (#34461218)
Users being stupid and not reading what they are signing up for is not a argument against connecting the thermostat to the internet, and hypothetical bad actors are just that, "hypothetical". If you'd linked an article demonstrating concrete proof I'd accept it as an "argument against connecting one’s thermostat to the internet".
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