On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 6:44 PM, Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah <[email protected]> wrote: > Smart meters alleged to pose security (privacy) risk: > > http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2011/10/21/bc-smart-meter- > privacy.html > > How horrendous! If someone can crack the encyption, figure out the band being > used, and figure out how to trigger the meter dump, they can find out whether > you've been using a lot of electricity! Smart water meters might suffer similar vulnerabilities, tipping off peepers when they should sneak to the bathroom window. A few innovative researchers will probably correlate usage to a flush versus a shower.
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