Topic: Will the government spy on its own citizens using smart mete
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Mon 11/07/11 02:49 PM
Privacy is a political issue.

This video discusses the ways that smart meters can be used to spy on people.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtLzIWtZtbs&feature=share

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Mon 11/07/11 06:12 PM
Do you really need a video to look at about this? Your government already spys on you through the internet, your cell phone, the cameras around your town, gps, onstar, and the list goes on. They follow you, they hear you, and if you really need a video to see the truth, check out David Icke's website.

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Mon 11/07/11 07:05 PM

Do you really need a video to look at about this? Your government already spys on you through the internet, your cell phone, the cameras around your town, gps, onstar, and the list goes on. They follow you, they hear you, and if you really need a video to see the truth, check out David Icke's website.


I don't question the degree to which we are being spied on.

But this is something that we take completely for granted, which many consider 'a necessity for living', and which his a government sanctioned monopoly (so you have no alternatives in service provider).

You can still go buy a prepaid cell phone with cash - and then they can track the phone but they don't automatically know who it is. You can choose not to use onstar. Gps doesn't actually report your location, unless you integrate with another service (as is usually done on cell phones). The tech savvy /can/ mask their internet browsing from prying eyes, but to do this right you might need a server in another country.

I don't disagree with you at all, but I find this particularly pernicious.

We all need electricity. We can't choose another 'electricity provider'. You can't sign up for service anonymously and pay cash.


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Tue 11/08/11 02:31 AM


Do you really need a video to look at about this? Your government already spys on you through the internet, your cell phone, the cameras around your town, gps, onstar, and the list goes on. They follow you, they hear you, and if you really need a video to see the truth, check out David Icke's website.


I don't question the degree to which we are being spied on.

But this is something that we take completely for granted, which many consider 'a necessity for living', and which his a government sanctioned monopoly (so you have no alternatives in service provider).

You can still go buy a prepaid cell phone with cash - and then they can track the phone but they don't automatically know who it is. You can choose not to use onstar. Gps doesn't actually report your location, unless you integrate with another service (as is usually done on cell phones). The tech savvy /can/ mask their internet browsing from prying eyes, but to do this right you might need a server in another country.

I don't disagree with you at all, but I find this particularly pernicious.

We all need electricity. We can't choose another 'electricity provider'. You can't sign up for service anonymously and pay cash.




I beg to differ...you can use a different electricity provider....solar....even living in an apartment can use solar technologies to power their homes, there are amazing technolgies where even your windows can become solar collectors using photvoltaic film over windows.