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Honey, did you leave the garage door open?

A new wave of home automation tools offer a great way to control everything from your door locks to your alarm system online. But it's a good idea for your security system to have some, you know, security built into it.

Not this system. Anyone can change this home's temperature, alarm settings, and, yes, open its garage door.

Tentler said he has no idea who built this app, because there was no distinguishing text or information associated with it.

By David Goldman   @DavidGoldmanCNN - Last updated May 02 2013 09:52 AM ET
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