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Privacy Advocacy Groups Submit Amicus Brief Opposing Smart Meter Fourth Amendment Violations
by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions Last week I posted an article describing how the Naperville Smart Meter Awareness group (NSMA) had filed a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit requesting a reversal of a lower … Continue reading
Smart Meter Data Analysis Enables Consumer Profiling with “Alarmingly High Accuracy”
by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions From a recent peer-reviewed industry article [1], here is what is stated about the issue of privacy and smart meters for the “end user” of electricity: “Conventional meters were only capable of measuring and displaying … Continue reading
Naperville Smart Meter Awareness Group Appeals to Higher Court on Fourth Amendment Violations
by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions The Naperville Smart Meter Awareness group (NSMA) has filed its legal brief [1] with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit after a Federal District Court entered a final judgment against NSMA late … Continue reading
Posted in Smart Grid, Smart Meters, and RF Emissions
Tagged Lawsuit, Naperville, Privacy, Smart Meters
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We’re Being “Hunted” by Smart Meters and the Internet of Things
by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions Because of the Internet of Things (IoT) and the deployment of devices like utility smart meters we are quickly losing our personal freedom and liberty and further heading toward Orwell’s 1984 [1]. For those aware … Continue reading
Posted in Smart Grid, Smart Meters, and RF Emissions
Tagged Big Brother, Big Data, Lawsuit, Privacy, Smart Meters
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Naperville Group Appeals Smart Meter Ruling to Higher Court
by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions In the smart meter-related case of Naperville Smart Meter Awareness (NSMA) v. City of Naperville, a Federal district court entered a final judgment against NSMA and in favor of the City on September 26, 2016. … Continue reading
Posted in Smart Grid, Smart Meters, and RF Emissions
Tagged Lawsuit, Naperville, Privacy, Smart Meters
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The Hype Surrounding 5G and Connecting “Everything” Wirelessly
by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions There has recently been a lot of hype surrounding the planned deployment of 5G wireless technologies in the United States and elsewhere. 5G is considered the next major phase of mobile telecommunications and is expected … Continue reading
Increased Knowledge of ‘Smart’ Meters Leads to Unfavorable Views, According to Study
by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions Governments and corporations are forcing utility ‘smart’ meters onto consumers’ homes saying that they give consumers control over their own energy bills. This propaganda-like message is quite misleading and more importantly completely ignores the tremendous … Continue reading
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Tagged Costs, Health Concerns, Privacy, Smart Grid, Smart Meters
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Illinois Attorney General Issues Consumer Alert on ‘Smart’ Meters
by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan today issued a consumer alert “urging Illinois residents to do their homework on smart meters – how they work, what type of data they collect, how the data can be … Continue reading
Smart Meters: An Example of Surveillance Capitalism
by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions, Updated July 2019 An essay preview was given this month for a new book to be authored by Shoshana Zuboff (now actually published in 2019) dealing with the topic of “surveillance capitalism” [1] [2]. Giant … Continue reading
Consumers Resist Being “Systematically Controlled” by ‘Smart’ Meters
by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions Subtitle/ Key Point: Comfort and Privacy Not for Sale A 2015 study out of Sweden attempted to measure the degree to which consumers would accept financial compensation in return for the “disutility people experience from … Continue reading
Posted in Smart Grid, Smart Meters, and RF Emissions
Tagged Costs, Discomfort, Loss of Control, Privacy, Smart Meters
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