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May 11, 2011 06:05 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/gltTAwzeAkQ/Is-Your-Electricity-Meter-Spying-On-You
Is Your Electricity Meter Spying On You?
lee1 writes "If you have a 'smart meter' it is collecting data that can reveal when you wake up, when you leave for work and come home, when you go on vacation and when you take a shower. This data is commercially valuable and, if sold to third parties, can lead to privacy invasion on a massive scale. The California Public Utility Commission is reacting to the gas & electric company's mass installation of these meters with new proposals for strong privacy protections."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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