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US ISP Tells Users That Repeat Piracy Notices May Lead To "Thermostat Issues"

  • December 28, 2017
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December 28th, 2017  By Catalin Cimpanu
 
A letter sent out by a US ISP warns customers that by engaging in persistent online piracy they will force the company to downgrade their access plan to the minimum, and customers may have problems with controlling thermostats in the dead of winter.
 
The letter, posted by an anonymous user on Imgur last week, and first reported on by torrenting news site TorrentFreak, did not mention issues with thermostats by mere accident.
 
The ISP in question is Armstrong Zoom, an Internet service provider with nearly one million subscribers, based in the northeastern US, where winters can get harsh and where "smart" Internet-connected thermostats are a common device found in many homes.
 
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