smart home devices used in domestic abuse Financial Times report

The Financial Times finds partners using shared apps to lock doors, cut heat and trigger cameras long after the relationship ends.

Locks, thermostats and speakers, installed for convenience, gain a second remote owner: the abuser.
Victims report being trapped indoors or watched through cameras they can't disable alone.
Manufacturers rarely offer a way to strip an ex-partner's login without resetting the whole system.

Why it matters: A house wired through one shared account was never going to serve two equal owners.

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