Industrys Own Words: 6 Admissions Of In-Home Surveillance Using Smart MetersJosh del Sol Its always a drag to find out when a friend is saying one thing to your face, and another to your back. As uncovered in our film Take Back Your Power, the way in which most utilities are now delivering the lies and propaganda with your individual rights, security, and potentially health on the line is elevating the trait of two-faced to a completely new level. Its important to note that the first 4 of these references have to do with the smart meters / grid infrastructure capabilities as of this time. According to the sum of my research over the past 3 years, the plan involves achieving a greater and greater level of granularity and extraction of in-home data over time see #5 and #6 below as examples (as well as my article on Googles Nest acquisition). So as far as privacy and surveillance go, according to utilities own documentation and writings, smart meters are effectively a trojan horse. 1) US Congressional Research Service report, Smart Meter Data: Privacy and Cybersecurity (February 2012) I support todays decision because it adopts reasonable privacy and security rules and expandsconsumer and third-party access to electricity usage and pricing information. I hope this decision stimulates market interest. Source:http://smartenergyportal.net/article/california-commission-adopts-rules-protect-privacy-and-security-customer-electricity-usage-d 4) SF Chronicle article, California Utilities Yield Energy Use Data (July 2013) The vast majority of those disclosures 4,062 were made by one utility, San Diego Gas and Electric Co. In 4,000 of those cases, the information was subpoenaed by government agencies. New digital smart meters being installed throughout the state can measure a homes energy use hour by hour, showing when residents leave for work, go to sleep or travel on vacation. Older analog meters, which measured cumulative energy use over the course of a month, couldnt do that. Before smart meters, what happened inside houses couldnt be revealed unless there was a police officer inside with a warrant, Ozer said. Source: http://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Calif-utilities-yield-energy-use-data-4611159.php 5) Raab Associates, Steering Committee report (February 2013) Under the heading Strategic (3-10 years): Under the heading Transformational (10+ years): and 6) Wired.com, CIA Chief: Well Spy on You Through Your Dishwasher (15 Mar 2012) * * * Did we really think that the technocratic oligarchy would stop at collecting information about how we use our phones, who we call, and where were located? If we did, we were naive. Plainly, there is a corporate intention to effectively colonize your home. However, there is also a rising awareness, and resistance, as new solutions are uncovered. The first step is to remove your consent, in writing. The following is actually written into the California Civil Code. Not only do these provide a strong clue at how the corporatocracy functions (and gets away with what it does), but they also outline a basis for remedy: (notes in parentheses, italics) 1619. A contract is either express or implied. (If you didnt say no, you said yes.) 3515. He who consents to an act is not wronged by it. (The way they do business is in writing. If you didnt send them a letter or notice to remove your consent, you have agreed to their terms, and thus have agreed to a reduction in rights.) 3521. He who takes the benefit must bear the burden. (Utilities and their executives and many public servants are taking the benefit. They must, according to their law, accept the liability for all harm if the liability is enforced.) 3523. For every wrong there is a remedy. (We are not bound into something which would have us be as slaves, if we do not want to be.) 3527. The law helps the vigilant, before those who sleep on their rights. What statutes are YOUR utilities and governments bound by? Stay tuned, watch and share Take Back Your Power, and subscribe your email on our website to be informed of important developments and solutions. Related articles by Josh del Sol: Josh del Sol is the director and producer of Take Back Your Power, a revelatory documentary feature film uncovering the worldwide smart metering and grid agenda. Watch the film and subscribe to updates at www.takebackyourpower.net, and follow him via twitter @TBYPfilm. 