Wow, maybe in Paranoia-land this is an issue, but there is no way in heck anyone could figure out when I wake up from my power usage. Or much else around here. Perhaps if one were in the habit of adjusting the thermostat twice a day one might deduce these things to within a couple hours. But then what could a criminal possibly do with that info? Would it benefit a burglar to know that I wake up between 5 and 6 am? How?
On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 12:53 PM, phartz...@gmail.com <phartz...@gmail.com>wrote: > I was just reading about digital "smart" electric meters that are > being installed all across the country. These new meters collect > electric usage statistics on a moment-to-moment basis and store those > statistics. These stats can be used to indicate what time people wake > up, when they go to bed, when they cook their meals or take baths or > leave for work and come home again. The collected stats can be sold > by the electric utility companies to marketers, to be handed to > governmental agencies or to just about anyone who will pay for the > information that is gathered. Such information can even be hacked > into for criminal purposes. There are virtually no rules, laws or > guidelines to protect the privacy rights of persons who live where > these meters are used. > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
