Gaz & Leccy
These surveillance machines are being rolled out
all over the country in the guise of supposedly
saving you money...
They can transmit data about when you are in,
the regular times you go out, what appliances you use....
If they try and force one on me I shall tell them to XXXXXXXXXXXXX
electricity smart meters
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You're quite right.saintgeorge wrote:Gaz & Leccy
These surveillance machines are being rolled out
all over the country in the guise of supposedly
saving you money...
They can transmit data about when you are in,
the regular times you go out, what appliances you use....
If they try and force one on me I shall tell them to XXXXXXXXXXXXX
In a worldwide political climate which is strongly rejecting the horrible march toward this sort of thing, is it time to start demanding primary legislation to limit the ability of government and companies like this to covertly gather, store and use private information which they have no legitimate business knowing ?
The old politicians recognise no limits or boundries in this creeping growth of their intrusion into , and domination of ,every corner of human life. They are on borrowed time, whether they admit it or not, and here is something we could perhaps expect from those who wish to finally dislodge them in future elections .
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Alan Brazil has no need for such devices. He powers his home on methane emitted from his foul fat noxious backside.
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Accept one of these and as well as the Data mining, they can shut off your power at any time for any reason without any warning or due process.
I heard gods fast but I'd have to go up against him before I believe it
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I guess you must live alone...saintgeorge wrote:Gaz & Leccy
These surveillance machines are being rolled out
all over the country in the guise of supposedly
saving you money...
They can transmit data about when you are in,
the regular times you go out, what appliances you use....
If they try and force one on me I shall tell them to XXXXXXXXXXXXX
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No they can't.m4 colin wrote:Accept one of these and as well as the Data mining, they can shut off your power at any time for any reason without any warning or due process.
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What would stop them ?
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A privatised utility just wants people to save money. We can file that under 'obviously bullshit'.saintgeorge wrote:Gaz & Leccy
These surveillance machines are being rolled out
all over the country in the guise of supposedly
saving you money...
They can transmit data about when you are in,
the regular times you go out, what appliances you use....
If they try and force one on me I shall tell them to XXXXXXXXXXXXX
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Ralph wrote:A privatised utility just wants people to save money. We can file that under 'obviously bullshit'.saintgeorge wrote:Gaz & Leccy
These surveillance machines are being rolled out
all over the country in the guise of supposedly
saving you money...
They can transmit data about when you are in,
the regular times you go out, what appliances you use....
If they try and force one on me I shall tell them to XXXXXXXXXXXXX
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That is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know".
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and these 'smart' meters can be hacked by would be burgulars
all they need to do is tune in to the meter's wi fi signal
Anyway, these meters are the greatest intrusion into privacy everf
all they need to do is tune in to the meter's wi fi signal
Anyway, these meters are the greatest intrusion into privacy everf
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What would stop them now?m4 colin wrote:What would stop them ?
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As I said above, this is exactly the sort of policy which we should be demanding now from those who want our votes in a post party political Parliament .
Legislation.warmleatherette wrote:What would stop them now?m4 colin wrote:What would stop them ?
As I said above, this is exactly the sort of policy which we should be demanding now from those who want our votes in a post party political Parliament .
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It's already in legislation, if you don't pay they cut you off unless blah blah blah which won't change, the fact they can do it remotely makes no difference to the laws in place to protect the old or vunerable.Royal24s wrote:[BBvideo=560,315][/BBvideo]Legislation.warmleatherette wrote:What would stop them now?m4 colin wrote:What would stop them ?
As I said above, this is exactly the sort of policy which we should be demanding now from those who want our votes in a post party political Parliament .
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Well, I meant restricting the spying on people really. If its any consolation to you, when I was a junior constable and got called to the LEB trying to force their way in to disconnect someone, I never let them do it.
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Are we really worried that they'll know I put my kettle on at 5am and have a bath in the evening?Royal24s wrote:Well, I meant restricting the spying on people really. If its any consolation to you, when I was a junior constable and got called to the LEB trying to force their way in to disconnect someone, I never let them do it.
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What are you saying there - " if you've got nothing to hide, you've got nothing to fear"?
They don't need to and have no right to spy on people without their consent.
They don't need to and have no right to spy on people without their consent.
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How will they know if it's a kettle or a hairdryer?Royal24s wrote:What are you saying there - " if you've got nothing to hide, you've got nothing to fear"?
They don't need to and have no right to spy on people without their consent.
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Well if they don't it'll take them ages to make a cup of tea, won't it ?
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I'm going to use the hairdryer to warm my bath water, that'll show em...Royal24s wrote:Well if they don't it'll take them ages to make a cup of tea, won't it ?
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Correct.Ralph wrote:A privatised utility just wants people to save money. We can file that under 'obviously bullshit'.saintgeorge wrote:Gaz & Leccy
These surveillance machines are being rolled out
all over the country in the guise of supposedly
saving you money...
They can transmit data about when you are in,
the regular times you go out, what appliances you use....
If they try and force one on me I shall tell them to XXXXXXXXXXXXX
One thing that evades people with smart meters is the ability to charge different tarrifs at different times. There was an issue with this in the last two years and I'm not sure whether some legislation quashed it but it was highlighted on the Consumer Action Forum as something the energy companies wanted to implement. I've tried to find the post but can't but rest assured it exists.
No surprise in guessing when the most expensive tariffs will be or how difficult the bills will be to fathom out.
Personally I'm OK with everything not being smart as I really don't trust any of it. It's all spyware as far as I'm concewrned and none of it would have been brought in if some clever clogs hadn't worked out there's a bigger profit to be had using them.
I've still got the standard spinning disk meter and have no plans to change it any time soon.
These energy companies need to be under strict control as they have the luxury of operating as semi monopolies who can issue profits warnings when everyone has saved as much as they can and bump up the price. Few businesses can do this without the risk of outpricing themselves but they all seem to operate as a cartel so these lot can.
It'd be great to re-nationalise them but they'd be wrecked by militant unions, ran inefficiently or just used as a government fundraising cash cow if they weren't private companies so idealism aside we're stuck with them.
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It's an obvious threat to natural security init and is a sock in the eye against democracy init?warmleatherette wrote:Are we really worried that they'll know I put my kettle on at 5am and have a bath in the evening?Royal24s wrote:Well, I meant restricting the spying on people really. If its any consolation to you, when I was a junior constable and got called to the LEB trying to force their way in to disconnect someone, I never let them do it.
Please don't hoover up all the bollocks for yourself. Leave some for others.
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Why is it more likely to be wrecked by militant trade unions if it's nationalised? The same trade union laws would apply.m4rkb wrote:Correct.Ralph wrote:A privatised utility just wants people to save money. We can file that under 'obviously bullshit'.saintgeorge wrote:Gaz & Leccy
These surveillance machines are being rolled out
all over the country in the guise of supposedly
saving you money...
They can transmit data about when you are in,
the regular times you go out, what appliances you use....
If they try and force one on me I shall tell them to XXXXXXXXXXXXX
One thing that evades people with smart meters is the ability to charge different tarrifs at different times. There was an issue with this in the last two years and I'm not sure whether some legislation quashed it but it was highlighted on the Consumer Action Forum as something the energy companies wanted to implement. I've tried to find the post but can't but rest assured it exists.
No surprise in guessing when the most expensive tariffs will be or how difficult the bills will be to fathom out.
Personally I'm OK with everything not being smart as I really don't trust any of it. It's all spyware as far as I'm concewrned and none of it would have been brought in if some clever clogs hadn't worked out there's a bigger profit to be had using them.
I've still got the standard spinning disk meter and have no plans to change it any time soon.
These energy companies need to be under strict control as they have the luxury of operating as semi monopolies who can issue profits warnings when everyone has saved as much as they can and bump up the price. Few businesses can do this without the risk of outpricing themselves but they all seem to operate as a cartel so these lot can.
It'd be great to re-nationalise them but they'd be wrecked by militant unions, ran inefficiently or just used as a government fundraising cash cow if they weren't private companies so idealism aside we're stuck with them.
Remember a lot of our utilities are owned by foreign states so they're a (foreign) government cash cows now but the money is spent in other countries not here.
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Come on Ralph. Militant union leaders not seizing the opportunity to plunge the rest of us into darkness if we don' meet their wage demands?
Bob Crow certainly knew how to call a strike at the right time with or without current laws. I'm all for fair employment conditions but we all know what would happen.
On your second point though, I totally agree. No way should these services be in foreign hands. They are all seen as 'safe bets' by their owners but the sad fact is we hardly own anything ourselves anymore.
Bob Crow certainly knew how to call a strike at the right time with or without current laws. I'm all for fair employment conditions but we all know what would happen.
On your second point though, I totally agree. No way should these services be in foreign hands. They are all seen as 'safe bets' by their owners but the sad fact is we hardly own anything ourselves anymore.