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Thursday, October 15, 2009

What will your refrigerator reveal about you?

From Smart Grid to Big Brother? : TreeHugger: "Smarts grids and smart appliances are gaining a lot of mindshare these days. The main stated benefits are: A more efficient use of energy, and a higher capacity to handle intermittent renewable power sources (such as wind and solar). But there is another important issue that gets shoved under the rug: Privacy."

1 comment:

rick said...

Let's say you trust the utility company. Do you trust the guy who breaks into the utility company's database and steals their data?