Topic: SMUD
SMUD has faced scrutiny for its practices related to customer data sharing with law enforcement, raising significant concerns about privacy and surveillance. Recent court rulings highlight the illegal nature of these data-sharing agreements, emphasizing the risks posed by smart meters as potential tools for unwarranted surveillance. This situation highlights the importance of protecting individual privacy rights against unauthorized data collection and sharing.
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Judge Ends Sacramento Utility’s Decade-Long Police Data Sharing
The ruling exposes how a utility’s quiet cooperation with police turned ordinary energy use into evidence of suspicion.
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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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