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Screenshot of makeuseof.com: Google has officially turned these Nest thermostats back into dumb thermostats

Google has officially turned these Nest thermostats back into dumb thermostats (makeuseof.com)

42 points by gnabgib 1 day ago | 32 comments

MakeUseOf article explaining how Google ended cloud support for first- and second-gen Nest Learning Thermostats, leaving them as manual thermostats, and mentions an open-source fix.

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Screenshot of greenwald.substack.com: Amazon's Ring and Google's Nest reveal the severity of U.S. surveillance state

Amazon's Ring and Google's Nest reveal the severity of U.S. surveillance state (greenwald.substack.com)

867 points by mikece 8 months ago | 593 comments

Glenn Greenwald Substack essay arguing Amazon Ring and Google Nest show how extensive the U.S. state-corporate surveillance apparatus has become since Snowden.

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Screenshot of github.com: NoLongerEvil-Thermostat – Nest Generation 1 and 2 Firmware

NoLongerEvil-Thermostat – Nest Generation 1 and 2 Firmware (github.com)

357 points by mukti 11 months ago | 127 comments

GitHub repository for NoLongerEvil, custom firmware to revive bricked Google Nest Generation 1 and 2 thermostats after official support ended.

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Screenshot of androidauthority.com: I'm never investing in Google's smart home ecosystem again

I'm never investing in Google's smart home ecosystem again (androidauthority.com)

389 points by Corrado 3 years ago | 273 comments

Android Authority opinion piece by Dhruv Bhutani arguing against investing in Google's smart home ecosystem due to its uncertain product future.

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#google-nest on Hacker News

Google has officially turned these Nest thermostats back into dumb thermostats(makeuseof.com)

Amazon's Ring and Google's Nest reveal the severity of U.S. surveillance state(greenwald.substack.com)

NoLongerEvil-Thermostat – Nest Generation 1 and 2 Firmware(github.com)

I'm never investing in Google's smart home ecosystem again(androidauthority.com)

Google has officially turned these Nest thermostats back into dumb thermostats (makeuseof.com)

Amazon's Ring and Google's Nest reveal the severity of U.S. surveillance state (greenwald.substack.com)

NoLongerEvil-Thermostat – Nest Generation 1 and 2 Firmware (github.com)

I'm never investing in Google's smart home ecosystem again (androidauthority.com)