re: Nest Thermostat Thoughts

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What are they going to do with the information?

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Set your thermostat accordingly.

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And what if your wireless gets hacked?

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It's not like the thermostat broadcasts to the internet "nobody's home!". It just knows you're not home either by sensors or schedule, and changes the temperature accordingly. Nobody can hack your network and get any information they couldn't gather just by watching your house for a few days.

The paranoia is strong in here.

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Who knows what is actually true?

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I'd definitely want to see actual testing done because 3 degrees is a deal breaker for me. There's a huge difference between 67 and 70 in a home.

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I'd venture to say as homes get more and more automated it's only a matter of time.

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I'd be more worried about houses getting broken into because people brag on facebook about how they're on this awesome vacation than I would be about my thermostat knowing if I'm home or not.

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What are they going to do with that information?

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develop a patter of home activity and adjust your central heating and air accordingly??? I don't really know but I don't work for google

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in the hell do you figure that smart homes will be more prone to crime?

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It wil invite a more sophisticated kind of thief. The wealthier you are the more likely you will have home automation and the more luxury items a thief will be interested in.

Anyone that can hack into the system can hack into the alarm system too.

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Just crazy, crazy logic in here.

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You're right. Your logic is sorely lacking.

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It wil invite a more sophisticated kind of thief. The wealthier you are the more likely you will have home automation and the more luxury items a thief will be interested in.

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Or they can tell whether you have nice things by, you know, what the house looks like and what cars you drive.

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Anyone that can hack into the system can hack into the alarm system too.

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Right, because people who can leech wifi can surely just simply hack an alarm system. And those who actually do have those skills are sure to spend their time doing B&E's instead of stealing millions online or, you know, earning a living with their skillset.

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You're right. Your logic is sorely lacking.

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Uh huh.

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Also, you STILL haven;t answered why Google wants that info.

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yes I did...read more better

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JumpingTheShark

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Yeah, they are pretty cool. I bought a Nest thermostat and two of the smoke/monoxide detectors as well. You'll really like the reports that it starts generating. I went with the hardwired detectors and they communicate with the thermostat so there's two more sensors telling the stat that someone is home. Our hallway would definitely not detect all of the movement in the house, so that's a plus.

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And the question is what info about you will Google collect and why do they want it?

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Jesus, how dense are you, go back and read the 5 or 6 responses to this question you keep asking.

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I wasn't referring to you.

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Does it matter who answers your question?

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And the question is what info about you will Google collect

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What times you typically are and are not home, and what temperature you like it to be during those times.

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why do they want it?

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So that the thermostat can set itself and potentially save you money. This, in addition to the smart features, they hope will offset the cost of the units in the consumer's mind, and make Google money by selling more units and other future smart home products.

I'm not sure what other new information about you that can be gathered from a thermostat that they don't already have about you.

If you are wondering what Google's "angle" is here, then I think it's pretty simple: Google would love to lower or eliminate your monthly expenses, freeing up cash for you to send their way.