The smart home tech inside your home is less secure than you think, new Northeastern research finds.

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The smart home tech inside your home is less secure than you think, new Northeastern research finds
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The smart home tech inside your home is less secure than you think, new Northeastern research finds.::A team of researchers discovered vulnerabilities in smart home devices made by big technology companies like Google.

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no because its not in my home. good luck hacking my mechanical thermostat.

Some skinny dude in a Guy Fawkes mask sneaks in through the dog door and turns up the heat while you're at work

Where'd my kid get a Guy Fawkes mask?

Seriously, though, who cranks the thermostat to 30 and walks out the door?

86F for my fellow Americans.

Thanks for not just assuming I keep my house below freezing!

Point taken. But I don't go anywhere for work lol

Oh no, my good sir, not while you go into work.

While you're at work. If you're WFH, you could be staring at the door, that person is coming through the dog door anyway.

Mr. Doggy Man is going to get a stern lecture I can tell you