Nest to Shut Down Revolv Home Automation Hubs

David McNew/Getty ImagesIf your home relies on a Revolv smart-home hub, you’re in trouble.Nest, a smart-home company owned by Google’s holding company Alphabet, is dropping support for a line of products — and will make customers’ existing devices completely useless.

It’s a move that has infuriated some customers, and raises worrying questions about the rights of consumers in the ever-more connected future.

In October 2014, Nest acquired Revolv, a smart-home device maker, nine months after it was itself bought by Google. The terms of the Revolv…

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Nest to Shut Down Revolv Home Automation Hubs