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Thermostats, Locks and Lights: Digital Tools of Domestic Abuse
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Thermostats, Locks and Lights: Digital Tools of Domestic Abuse
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Re: Thermostats, Locks and Lights: Digital Tools of Domestic Abuse
it really was only a mater of time . next month we have a wi-fi enabled dishwasher being delivered to my florida home - last year i had to go into a woman's home and reprogram her Hunter ceiling fan .she thought she was losing it .the fan would turn on and off . the light's would do the same by itself to. turn out her fan and someone else in the condo complex happen to be on the same wavelength.
Re: Thermostats, Locks and Lights: Digital Tools of Domestic Abuse
The problem with resetting a device is that many don't know how to do so. It the device is connected to some account, it could be near impossible to move it to a new owner.Some connected device makers said they had not received reports of their products being used in abuse situations. The gadgets can be disabled through reset buttons and changing a home’s Wi-Fi password, but their makers said there was no catchall fix.
It looks like we need a program that goes to the domestic abuse victim's houses and reset or replace the IOT items.
Re: Thermostats, Locks and Lights: Digital Tools of Domestic Abuse
Gotta love people that use tech and have no ideal how it works even at a basic user level let alone at a technical level. Just like cars.
Re: Thermostats, Locks and Lights: Digital Tools of Domestic Abuse
that's crazy. I have a remote on my fan but it is IR - line of sight.reno wrote:it really was only a mater of time . next month we have a wi-fi enabled dishwasher being delivered to my florida home - last year i had to go into a woman's home and reprogram her Hunter ceiling fan .she thought she was losing it .the fan would turn on and off . the light's would do the same by itself to. turn out her fan and someone else in the condo complex happen to be on the same wavelength.
Re: Thermostats, Locks and Lights: Digital Tools of Domestic Abuse
...and I just added a 3rd smart thermostat to our house a few days ago (ecobee).