Which was not in anything I posted. I simply said that stating these companies are malicious is a bit far fetched. That said, there's microcontrollers and firm

Which was not in anything I posted. I simply said that stating these companies are malicious is a bit far fetched. That said, there's microcontrollers and firmware in all programable thermostats (not to mention the heat pump). Most people today already rely on third parties to heat and cool their homes.