Paging COSO Hive Mind:

I am interested in installing a WiFi thermostat for remote control, scheduling, multiple users, and potential energy savings.

Google Nest Thermostat ticks all the boxes, and for a good price. Are there any serious security concerns with current models beyond the usual Google stuff? The exploits I'm reading about are all from 2014-2016.

It would be on an isolated VLAN, and my pi-hole would minimize the data sent to the Googleship.

Thoughts? Better options?

Another one I'm considering is Wyze, since I have their camera and app already. Even cheaper, too.

@voltronic Check with your utility company. We gave us a Google thermostat for free. not the higher end one, but where our thermostat is people detection wouldn't work very well in any case.

@ibid
I'll have to look into that. I'm not looking at the higher end "learning" Nest anyway.

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@ibid
No dice from my utility company, but thanks for the tip anyway.

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