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  • Scarmoge posted an update 6 years, 2 months ago

    … having had recent issues with the installation of a “smart meter” I thought this might be of interest to others.
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    The Role Of Utility Meters In Mass Surveillance

    DECEMBER 18, 2019 BY JERRY DAY

    We are being told that the Internet of Things is supposed to be our future, everything is connected, everything is a data source. We are told this will make things more convenient somehow, maybe, but your convenience is not what the Internet of Things is being created for. The Internet of Things is being created in a way that things will be associated with your name. So by looking at what the things are doing, people can watch what you are doing. The Internet of Things will be a living, digital organism where you can be found any time of day, watched, identified, and treated like a voluntary member of this new massive database in the sky. Of course, the Internet of Things is a way for government to assure itself that your behavior is not in any way a threat to anyone in government or, if it is, to enable them to quickly pay you a visit in a forceful way.

    Full article available at:
    https://www.crimeandpower.com/2019/12/18/the-role-of-utility-meters-in-mass-surveillance/