Stunning testimony and short 7-minute video. Very important quote from Smart Meter manufacturer Siemens.

From Smart Grid Awareness
By K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions

In what was likely a little publicized workshop conducted in November 2013 by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on privacy and security issues concerning the Internet of Things (IoT), I found some invaluable insight offered in the FTC video archives on the subject of smart meters.

Complete article and video:
http://smartgridawareness.org/2015/08/17/dragnet-data-collections-by-smart-meters/#more-12629