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Have a smart home? A company may change your thermostat.

Posted on June 28, 2021 at 02:43 CDT by B. Livingston • Comment in the Forums

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By Brian Livingston

You may be surprised to learn that installing “smart home” devices could mean that a private company can turn your thermostat up and down — no matter what setting you thought you had entered.

As parts of the US swelter in a heat wave — Houston hit a blistering 95°F (35°C) on June 19 — area residents reported to local station KHOU-TV that energy companies had remotely raised their thermostats from 74°F to 78°F without their knowledge.

Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.24.0 (2021-06-28).

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