Posted on 10/31/2017 4:28:22 AM PDT by simpson96
Comply or be cut off.
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In reality isn’t that pretty much the way all things in life work?
There are no surveillance features.
Not yet maybe, but the conduit is there ready for Big Tech to do their magic.
I was not aware that we were discussing my love life...
I was not aware that we were discussing my love life...
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LOL.........
Good one......
Gotta motor. I’ll check back in at 1300.
Take care...... have a good one.
2. People like me are not going away. I am an electronics and RF engineer who, like millions more of us, are working to reduce costs for the utilities and permit them to serve you better, even if you don't believe that. You are not even aware of all the things that are happening to make the grid more reliable, and that goes for water and gas, too.
3. Data privacy is paramount with meter manufacturers. Our meters encrypt readings, and so do our competitors. Our reading and billing software meets the highest standards for software security, including virtually unbreakable encryption.
Violating meter data privacy requires willful human agency, and THAT'S NOT MY RESPONSIBILITY TO POLICE.
On the contrary: LIVE UP TO THE CONTRACT YOU SIGNED, or don’t expect to get the benefits of it. This is a matter of CONTRACT, not entitlement. I did not expect to see a pro-welfare, pro-gimme-my-entitlement sentiment on FR, either, but you made the argument.
COME ON! LET'S GO! PROVE IT!
I'd LOVE to see you crack 256-bit two-key FIPS AES encryption! NOBODY has been able to do that. The government uses that for international transport of TOP-SECRET documents.
If you don’t like it, don’t sign the contract.
Yep, except for the people who think they should be provided power, water, and gas for free. In other words, the entitlement crowd and the anti-smart-meter crowd here on FR.
I didn’t sign the contract and chose to opt-out. It’s people like you who complain that I chose to do what I freely choose rather than going along like a sheep.
OR, you can go off the grid entirely. If you're are really worried about it go off the grid like the (real) Amish.
Everything I stated is built into many appliances currently for sale... if you think I need a tinfoil hat why do the power companies want the capability. This far exceeds the necessity to remote meter read.
If that is the ignition source. There is well documented events where the circuitry inside the meter caught on fire and started a structure fire. Several utilities halted their distribution programs until modifications were made to the meters. That said they did not go back and change suspect meters out in a mass mode.
I don't know where Superman is now.
The meters are the property of the electric company. If you don’t like the meters they want to use get off the grid.
Comply or be cut off.
Being cut off is always an option.
It is not really a viable option, of course. The utility has the whip hand, and they intend to apply the whip until they get what they want.
This woman is asking for nothing but to be left alone. How you get pro-gimme out of that is a mystery.
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