• PriorityMotif@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    So you want to be stuck with the same thermostat forever? Imagine it comes with one of those Amazon ones with a persistent camera and microphone in it that you can’t opt out of.

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      10 months ago

      A thermostat doesn’t have refrigerants/gasses in them. It’s nothing more than a complicated on off switch

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        10 months ago

        Yet, a WiFi thermostat that stops getting updates is an extreme risk to that system if an attacker can access it. They could easily create a situation that causes a fire or a gas leak.