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Forums › Gadgets, robotics, home automation, electronics (including wearables) › (Questionable) IoT - data sharing - Arlec / Tuya / Gridconnect

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#306236 6-Jul-2023 11:35
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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
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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
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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
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I tried to cut'n'waste, but the formatting was terrible after posting....




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  #3100536 6-Jul-2023 12:28
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My Arlec/GridConnect devices now run either tasmota or esphome.

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  #3100542 6-Jul-2023 12:44
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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
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Ugh, sorry team. Thank @nzkc, beat me to it.

 
 
 
 

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  #3100820 7-Jul-2023 02:53
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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.

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