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   From: petertrei@gmail.com   
      
   On 10/23/2025 12:14 PM, Paul S Person wrote:   
   > On Wed, 22 Oct 2025 21:25:09 -0400, Cryptoengineer   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >    
   >   
   >> Some attacks just aren't worth the effort - have  you *ever* heard of   
   >> someone doing this?   
   >>   
   >> I have heat pumps - one is controlled by short range IR remotes, and   
   >> the other by a wall panel.   
   >>   
   >> I would not put them on WiFi, but not because I'm worried about someone   
   >> futzing with the temperature. I'm suspicious of the 'Internet of Things'   
   >> devices made by companies with zero notion of security. There are WiFi   
   >> 'smart bulbs' that will leak your WiFi password.   
   >>   
   >> I spent too long in the cybersecurity world to attach random devices   
   >> to my network.   
   >   
   > Now /here/ is something on the topic of interest to me that makes   
   > sense.   
   >   
   > If it is true that the temps are intended to be "set once, leave   
   > forever", I think the entire issue becomes ... moot.   
      
   The one on the wall panel gets cranked up and down a bit - it's   
   for my bedroom as well as my office, and I prefer to sleep warmer   
   than I like it during the day.   
      
   The other is in the family room, and I tend to economize whan I'm   
   not in there.   
      
   So, they do get changed, but WiFi would be overkill.   
      
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