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Electronic Frontier Foundation lawsuit – Sacramento utility and law enforcement using smart meters for illegal mass surveillance

From Electronic Frontier FoundationJuly 21, 2025 By Hudson Hongo and Matthew Schwartz Simply using extra electricity to power some Christmas lights or a big fish tank shouldn’t bring the police to your door. In fact, in California, the law explicitly … Continue reading

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Michigan’s Smart Meter Education Network

From Smart Meter Education Networkhttps://smartmetereducationnetwork.com/ Smart Meters Harm Your HealthHarm the EnvironmentCollect Data You Might Prefer Be Kept PrivateWill Raise Your Electric Rate Smart meters affect our health, our privacy, our safety, and our right to determine what sort of … Continue reading

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“You sure drink a lot of tea” — what Smart Meters can tell about you

Graph: National Institute of Standards and Technology You Sure Drink a Lot of Tea: Smart meter data can show what’s going on in a home, because tea kettles, toasters, and other appliances have identifiable load signatures. Back in 2007, when … Continue reading

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Amazon / Vector electric Smart Meter deal puts ‘how you live your life’ on web giant’s servers | ABC News

Summary from Stop Smart Meters Australia 6 September, 2020 Amazon Web Services, a subsidiary of the world’s biggest retailer, and New Zealand power grid owner, Vector, have joined forces to analyse, share and monetise data generated by more than 1.6 million smart … Continue reading

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Meter choice bill introduced in Michigan legislature — H.B. 5606; also requires grounding and 120 kV surge protection for advanced meters

On March 10, Representatives Sue Allors and Steven Johnson introduced H.B. 5606 in the Michigan House of Representatives. The provisions in House Bill 5606 include: A utility customer may choose to have a traditional analog electromechanical meter or an advanced … Continue reading

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France: Energy companies EDF and Engie cited for violating data protection rules

From L’Usine Nouvelle / Robin des Toits Why the CNIL pins the Linky 22 February 2020 The sling against Linky is not likely to weaken. The National Commission for Computing and Liberties (CNIL) has just put EDF and Engie on notice for their management … Continue reading

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Aclara admits Smart Meters will provide detailed information on you and your home

For years, utility companies and regulatory commissions have denied that Smart Meter “aggregate” (or bulk) customer energy data could be broken down to provide details of what is used in a home or building. And for years, security experts have … Continue reading

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UK: National Health Service to use Smart Meters to monitor dementia patients; privacy red flags

Microwave radiation is linked to neurological illnesses such as Alzheimer’s and ADHD,  cognitive problems such as memory loss and concentration difficulties, dizziness, insomnia, and mood disorders, including depression, anxiety, and agitation.  Smart Meters will worsen the health problems and function … Continue reading

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New surveillance warning required for international websites like this

To follow up the Electronic Freedom Foundation article, this notice from WordPress was just posted on the administration page for this website: “Akismit and Privacy To help your site be compliant with GDPR and other laws requiring notification of tracking, … Continue reading

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Electronic Frontier Foundation: U.S. Homeland Security new HART database to include DNA, biometrics, “relationship patterns” on citizens and foreigners

Smart Meter data will be one facet of personal information compiled on every person. DHS’s plans for future data collection and use should make us all very worried. For example, despite pushback from EFF, Georgetown, ACLU, and others, DHS believes it’s legally authorized to collect and … Continue reading

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