Imagine what the collection of data will be from the smart meters....they will know your family routine, lights on and off, when you are home or not.....just imagine!
“Imagine what the collection of data will be from the smart meters....they will know your family routine, lights on and off, when you are home or not.....just imagine!”
Yep. Someone would know when you are gone, when you normally go to bed or get up.
We were against the smart meters and then they rigged the system to cost a small fortune if you didn’t go with the system.
So we stopped fighting them, and our smart meter was installed when we weren’t at home.
I can remember asking my wife and neighbors how PG&E would get that data.
Now we know, there is a line from our smart meter going into a splitter box on our Comcast cable where it comes into our home. It was basically hidden from sight unless your were on a ladder and standing above the junction.
Years ago we were having some break in problems in our neighborhood. On the advice of a good cop, we hosted a Neighbor Hood Watch Program.
One of the important suggestions we got from the officer running the program was:
1. Never let your newspapers or mail pile up as a welcome sign to thieves, that you weren’t home. Then, never let the post office or newspaper office know that you were gone. Anyone could read those lists or your mail and paper delivery person would know that you were gone if you stopped delivery for a time.
Now, we have a smart meter, which as you noted, lets someone know that we are gone and not using as much power.