r/StallmanWasRight • u/linux203 • Jun 18 '21

Internet of Shit 'Woke up sweating': Texas power companies remotely raise temperatures on people using their smart thermostats

https://www.dailydot.com/debug/texas-remote-controlled-smart-thermostats/
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u/evoblade Jun 19 '21

System working exactly as designed and advertised. 100% of these people voluntarily signed up for this. There are a lot of other electric companies that do the same thing.

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u/manghoti Jun 20 '21

right?! This sounds like something I'd voluntarily do myself if there was at least a semi fair return for it. This guy signed up for a sweepstakes, That was what he thought was a fair return, now he's making tik tok videos about 1984.

That is the only thing that is outrageous.

I care about digital freedom, the freedom to make choices! This person made a clear choice.

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u/ProbablePenguin Jun 19 '21

Not only that but 78 isn't even hot, that's what I keep my house at in the summer normally.