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They require Google connectivity to change the temperature through the app. You can always change the temperature using the thermostat itself. Although it is ab
by jaywalk 6y ago
They require Google connectivity to change the temperature through the app. You can always change the temperature using the thermostat itself. Although it is absurd that there is zero local connectivity, this is Google we're talking about. If they allowed that, it would be trivial to just keep the thermostat offline and not allow Google to siphon up your precious data.
- gregkerzhner 6y agoI want to know what kind of signals they are getting from your temperature preferences. Something like "wow, this person keeps their house hot, let's send them marketing for vacations in the tropic?"
- sneak 6y agoIt tells them what times of which days of week you are at home, which can be used to infer other lifestyle buckets based on age and gender and purchase histories.