(Questionable) IoT - data sharing - Arlec / Tuya / Gridconnect

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#306236 6-Jul-2023 11:35

Really interesting thread on Twitter (@HaxRob) regarding data (over) sharing by Australia (and NZ) available Arlec/Gridconnect (i.e. Tuya) smart devices:

https://twitter.com/haxrob/status/1676416949499338752

Nothing surprising but good breakdown.

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#3100522 6-Jul-2023 11:42

I don't seem to be able to view any subsequent tweets. Do you have a summary?

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#3100528 6-Jul-2023 12:01

Twitter is now a walled garden. Please post a summary or no one else (without a Twitter account) can read it.

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#3100535 6-Jul-2023 12:21

I tried to cut'n'waste, but the formatting was terrible after posting....

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#3100536 6-Jul-2023 12:28

My Arlec/GridConnect devices now run either tasmota or esphome.

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#3100542 6-Jul-2023 12:44

Loses the images, but... https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1676416949499338752.html

Edit: And now they appear 🤷

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#3100608 6-Jul-2023 14:06

Ugh, sorry team. Thank @nzkc, beat me to it.

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#3100820 7-Jul-2023 02:53

Some of the older Arlec Grid Connect devices used a version of Tuya which was susceptible to Tuya convert hack.

I did that to convert a smart plug to run Tasmota (into Home Assistant). Much quicker to respond and Tuya doesn't get statistics of me turning on/off lights.

Modern ones doesn't seem to be able to have new firmware flashed onto them. I'm tempted to try, and replace the chip if needed.