On: Nest thermostat released in the UK

[gerbal]

#4 it has an autoaway mode, which will determine a using motion sensor if you are around. And if not it won't heat or cool aside from your scheduled events.

[bananas → gerbal]

So it knows you're in and tells everyone.

No thanks.

That data is pretty valuable to the wrong sort of people.

There is NOTHING good that can come from this product.

[gerbal → bananas]

Who does the Nest tell? It doesn't have any sort of social networking bullshit. The only way someone can find out if you are in or not is if someone gains access to your Nest account.

When you are at home is pretty obvious to Google anyway.