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[–] OneNutWonder ago 

Remote access to these systems is completely justified, it's just that MOST places do it on the cheap (by cheap I mean ultra cheap). These systems are way more complex than 99.9% of people think, and in some cases the need to respond quickly is needed. This is a recipe for sloppy programming and unsecure networks. And yea, its bad.

However, I do think the "smart" revolution can be a good thing, but the vast majority of buildings are not smart (so I wouldn't call it a revolution). The efficiency of "smart" buildings vs "dumb" buildings can be astronomical, and there are hundreds of thousands of small to mid-sized office buildings that could reduce their utilities by 33%, simply by making SOME of their systems automated.

FYI, I am in no way advocating for toasters, microwaves, refrigerators, and such to be connected. When it comes to that shit, I do agree with you.

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[–] Moderately_soluble ago  (edited ago)

A refrigerator that automatically orders groceries when needed would be a cool concept. Sadly all they managed was let you read Twitter.