{"id":58872,"date":"2017-06-24T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-24T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/is-your-smart-meter-spying-on-you\/"},"modified":"2017-06-24T13:24:26","modified_gmt":"2017-06-24T06:24:26","slug":"is-your-smart-meter-spying-on-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/is-your-smart-meter-spying-on-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Is your smart meter spying on you?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe French are getting heated up about their meters collecting data on their daily lives. Perhaps the British should be concerned tooThey are the mini-computers being installed in 30m UK homes and businesses in an \u00a311bn programme that will allow the energy companies to remotely monitor our gas and electricity usage. But could smart meters also become the new spies in our homes, raising fresh fears about a surveillance society as they track our daily activities?Campaigners in France, where a similar installation programme is taking place, think so. On holiday in Bordeaux recently I was struck by posters advertising a demo called \u201cStop Linky\u201d. Linky\u00a0is the name of French utility giant EDF\u2019s new smart meter, but it has sparked a more vociferous backlash than here. \u201cDites NON! aux compteurs communicants LINKY,\u201d posters shouted\u00a0ahead of a demo in mid-June, with others planned around the country.\u00a0 Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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