A #Dutch #Tweaker* reanimates bricked #Nest devices, like the Nest Learning, which were bricked by #Google. Or, at least... You could still use them physically, but all "smart" bits were gone.
All smart bits, except of course for the endless stream of data that keeps going to Google's servers.
https://tweakers.net/reviews/14096/tweaker-reanimeert-gebrickte-nest-thermostaten-als-dit-crimineel-is-so-be-it.html#Echobox=1766298019 (Dutch)
Cody (heh... applicable name, only one letter away from @pluralistic ) created "No Longer Evil"
https://github.com/codykociemba/NoLongerEvil-Thermostat
His opinion: "If this is criminal, then so be it."
*: Tweaker - A person with a high interest in electronics and everything around it, including tinkering with devices, modding, etc.