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Smart meter data: the Government’s at it again (www.openrightsgroup.org)

submitted 6 months ago by lemmyreader@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] kbal@fedia.io 10 points 6 months ago

It was always pretty obvious that "smart meters" would have severe repercussions for privacy, but until it started actually being a problem seemingly everyone dismissed such concerns as being in the same category of far-out conspiracy theory as worrying that they're a health risk due to radiation. Some still do. Humanity has so little common sense when it comes to things involving computers.