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There are several dozen others as well.

Bottom line: It's a security hole that continues to get exploited.

FWIW

It can also be used to turn off AC in summer and heat in winter.  

I saw that on a TV drama.

Showtalk said...

I saw that on a TV drama.

That was probably one I saw about 15 or more years ago.

Back then... it was fiction, but today... it's real and can happen.

FWIW

It can. 

WALTER784 said:

All of that... YES... and one even more scary thing is new model cars of today with their auto steering/driving features. Somebody could hack into your car and control it without your knowledge. Cause you to go through red lights, when you hit the brakes, your car accelerates instead because it's been hacked, etc. Those are the really scary and dangerous things.

One more reason I'm holding on to an older car right up until the wheels fall off. Looks like a lot of people will hopefully push back on this kind of stuff.

Yep. I do not trust Alexa at all and have no problem rooting a phone to delete it from anything where it was factory installed.

Showtalk said:

It can also be used to turn off AC in summer and heat in winter.

Another reason to not allow that kind of stuff in one's home.

That would be a smart thermostat.  Apparently Google has put in a lot of new protections for users following bad publicity.

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