Topic: smart meters
Smart meters are increasingly used for energy management but often raise significant privacy concerns due to their data collection practices. Reports indicate that these devices can serve as surveillance tools, with instances of utility companies sharing customer data with law enforcement without consent. This trend highlights the need for vigilance in protecting individual privacy rights against unnecessary data collection and potential misuse.
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California Court Rules SMUD Illegally Shared Customer Utility Data With Police
A decade-long dragnet of household energy use meets its match in a courtroom siding with privacy over profiling.
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When Smart Meters Turn Into Spy Tools
Sacramento’s electric utility turned energy data into a blunt-force tool for unchecked home surveillance.
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Rights group reveals Irish government’s “smart” energy meter program is collecting more data than necessary
The data grab of smart meter tech.