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OCTADESMUD - an appropriate name for the electric company conducting surveillance for the police. The $94 Million Smart Meter Surveillance Scheme Exposed <a href="https://youtu.be/onYWQJsWFpk" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/onYWQJsWFpk</a> Sacramento residents discovered their utility company has been secretly feeding their private energy data to police without warrants, leading to a massive surveillance operation that generated $94 million in fines. This explosive investigation reveals how SMUD transformed smart meters into government spy devices, monitoring when you shower, sleep, or use appliances. Innocent homeowners faced armed police raids for using electricity to power medical equipment or mine cryptocurrency. One resident was forced outside in his underwear at gunpoint, while another disabled veteran was threatened with arrest for refusing warrantless entry. The surveillance threshold dropped dramatically from 7,000 to just 2,800 kilowatt hours per month, making air conditioning use suspicious in Sacramento's brutal heat. Internal documents expose how SMUD analysts actively mined customer data for police, checking over 10,000 homes in a single month. Despite California law explicitly prohibiting utilities from sharing precise meter data without warrants, SMUD violated these protections daily for a decade. The Electronic Frontier Foundation's lawsuit could reshape smart meter privacy nationwide. With the October 2025 court decision approaching, every American with a smart meter needs to understand how their utility company might be spying on them right now. <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=smud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SMUD</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=smartmeters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SmartMeters</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=eff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EFF</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Privacy</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=utilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Utilities</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Electricity</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#surveillance</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=surveillancecapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SurveillanceCapitalism</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=spying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Spying</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=4thamendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#4thAmendment</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=warrantlesssearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WarrantlessSearch</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Constitution</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=civilrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CivilRights</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=courts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Courts</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=lawsuit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Lawsuit</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=scotus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SCOTUS</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=cops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cops</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Police</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Extortion</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fraud</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/privacy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@privacy@a.gup.pe</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/infosec" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@infosec@a.gup.pe</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/infostorm" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@infostorm@a.gup.pe</a>

IT NewsA power utility is reporting suspected pot growers to cops. EFF says that’s illegal. - In May 2020, Sacramento, California, resident Alfonso Nguyen... - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/eff-moves-to-stop-power-utility-reporting-suspected-pot-growers-to-cops/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/eff-moves-to-stop-power-utility-reporting-suspected-pot-growers-to-cops/</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/electricutilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electricutilities</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/lawenforcement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lawenforcement</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/smartmeters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#smartmeters</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#security</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/biz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biz</a>⁢ <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#policy</a>

Europe Says<a href="https://www.europesays.com/2100623/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europesays.com/2100623/</a> El Paso Electric ramps up maintenance to meet summer energy demand <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DistributionResources" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DistributionResources</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ElPasoElectric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElPasoElectric</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Energy</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EnergyDemand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EnergyDemand</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/growth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#growth</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LoadChanges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LoadChanges</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/maintenance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#maintenance</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SmartMeters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SmartMeters</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SummerMonths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SummerMonths</a>

MarkUK’s <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SmartMeter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SmartMeter</a> targets leaves <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#energy</a> users short-changed says Martin LewisI’d suggest shifting firms’ targets from smart meter installations to overall number of working <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SmartMeters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SmartMeters</a>, incentivize firms to both installations & repairs4m smart meters are malfunctioning in UKRepairs are slow, if they happen at all. Resources focused on installs, consumers are frustrated, at risk of misbilling & further problems<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/17/uk-smart-meter-targets-energy-users-martin-lewis" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/17/uk-smart-meter-targets-energy-users-martin-lewis</a><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electricity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/utilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#utilities</a>

Jo Rhodes<a href="https://zirk.us/@ChrisMayLA6" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ChrisMayLA6</a> in our rural bit of the <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/YorkshireDales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#YorkshireDales</a> most <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/SmartMeters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SmartMeters</a> that have been fitted don't work. Very poor mobile signal and thick walls in older buildings have probably combined to hinder them. Allegedly, newer ones should work better via radio signal.. but hills and thick walls often get in the way and so they don't work. We didn't get one for all those reasons but it does mean rural areas (with already much higher costs) miss out on the off peak usage deals as they don't have smart meters.

IT NewsSimple Optical Meter Sets New Standards For Documentation - PiggyMeter is a wonderful example of a device that you never knew you needed – sim... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2024/03/09/simple-optical-meter-sets-new-standards-for-documentation/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hackaday.com/2024/03/09/simple-optical-meter-sets-new-standards-for-documentation/</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/opticalinterface" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#opticalinterface</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/homeassistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#homeassistant</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/energymeter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#energymeter</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/smartmeters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#smartmeters</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/powermeter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#powermeter</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/smartmeter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#smartmeter</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/homehacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#homehacks</a>

Delphi<a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Smartmeters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Smartmeters</a> do what? " the smart metering programme is expected to save Britain about £6 billion by 2034". Just who is this <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Britain</a> they speak of? They <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/save" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#save</a> the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/energycompany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#energycompany</a> & <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/shareholders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shareholders</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#money</a> as they reduce the need for <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/meter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#meter</a> readers & <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/callcentres" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#callcentres</a>.That <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/saving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#saving</a> is never going to be seen by us! If some people are happy sharing detailed <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#data</a> including when they're <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/home" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#home</a>, that's up to them. I'll stick to entering the reading online. It's easy to do. <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electricity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/bullying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bullying</a>

DoomsdaysCWPlanetary electromagnetic pollution: it is time to assess its impactby Priyanka Bandara and David O CarpenterPublished December, 2018"As the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PlanetaryHealthAlliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PlanetaryHealthAlliance</a> moves forward after a productive second annual meeting, a discussion on the rapid global proliferation of artificial <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/electromagnetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electromagnetic</a> fields would now be apt. The most notable is the blanket of radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation, largely microwave radiation generated for wireless communication and surveillance technologies, as mounting scientific evidence suggests that prolonged exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation has serious biological and health effects. However, public exposure regulations in most countries continue to be based on the guidelines of the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, which were established in the 1990s on the belief that only acute thermal effects are hazardous. "Prevention of tissue heating by radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation is now proven to be ineffective in preventing biochemical and physiological interference. For example, acute non-thermal exposure has been shown to alter human brain metabolism by NIH scientists, electrical activity in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/brain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#brain</a>, and systemic immune responses. Chronic exposure has been associated with increased oxidative stress and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DNADamage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DNADamage</a>, and cancer risk."Laboratory studies, including large rodent studies by the US National Toxicology Program and Ramazzini Institute of Italy, confirm these biological and health effects in vivo. As we address the threats to human health from the changing environmental conditions due to human activity, the increasing exposure to artificial electromagnetic radiation needs to be included in this discussion."Due to the exponential increase in the use of wireless personal communication devices (eg, mobile or cordless phones and WiFi or Bluetooth-enabled devices) and the infrastructure facilitating them, levels of exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation around the 1 GHz frequency band, which is mostly used for modern wireless communications, have increased from extremely low natural levels by about 1018 times. Radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation is also used for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/radar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#radar</a>, security scanners, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SmartMeters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SmartMeters</a>, and medical equipment (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MRI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MRI</a>, diathermy, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/radiofrequency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#radiofrequency</a> ablation). It is plausibly the most rapidly increasing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/anthropogenic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#anthropogenic</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#environmental</a> exposure since the mid-20th century, and levels will surge considerably again, as technologies like the Internet of Things and 5G add millions more radiofrequency transmitters around us."Unprecedented human exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation from conception until death has been occurring in the past two decades. Evidence of its effects on the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CNS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CNS</a>, including altered <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/neurodevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#neurodevelopment</a> and increased risk of some <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/neurodegenerative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#neurodegenerative</a> diseases, is a major concern considering the steady increase in their incidence. Evidence exists for an association between neurodevelopmental or behavioural disorders in children and exposure to wireless devices, and experimental evidence, such as the Yale finding, shows that prenatal exposure could cause structural and functional changes in the brain associated with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ADHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ADHD</a>-like behaviour. These findings deserve urgent attention."At the Oceania Radiofrequency Scientific Advisory Association, an independent scientific organisation, volunteering scientists have constructed the world's largest categorised online database of peer-reviewed studies on radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation and other man-made electromagnetic fields of lower frequencies. A recent evaluation of 2266 studies (including in-vitro and in-vivo studies in human, animal, and plant experimental systems and population studies) found that most studies (n=1546, 68·2%) have demonstrated significant biological or health effects associated with exposure to anthropogenic electromagnetic fields. We have published our preliminary data on radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation, which shows that 89% (216 of 242) of experimental studies that investigated oxidative stress endpoints showed significant effects.This weight of scientific evidence refutes the prominent claim that the deployment of wireless technologies poses no health risks at the currently permitted non-thermal radiofrequency exposure levels. Instead, the evidence supports the International EMF Scientist Appeal by 244 scientists from 41 countries who have published on the subject in peer-reviewed literature and collectively petitioned the WHO and the UN for immediate measures to reduce public exposure to artificial electromagnetic fields and radiation."Evidence also exists of the effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/flora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#flora</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fauna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fauna</a>. For example, the reported global reduction in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bees</a> and other insects is plausibly linked to the increased radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation in the environment. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Honeybees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Honeybees</a> are among the species that use magnetoreception, which is sensitive to anthropogenic electromagnetic fields, for navigation."Man-made electromagnetic fields range from extremely low frequency (associated with electricity supplies and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/electrical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electrical</a> appliances) to low, medium, high, and extremely high frequency (mostly associated with wireless communication). The potential effects of these anthropogenic electromagnetic fields on natural electromagnetic fields, such as the Schumann Resonance that controls the weather and climate, have not been properly studied. Similarly, we do not adequately understand the effects of anthropogenic radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation on other natural and man-made atmospheric components or the ionosphere. It has been widely claimed that radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation, being non-ionising radiation, does not possess enough photon energy to cause DNA damage. This has now been proven wrong experimentally."<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RadiofrequencyElectromagneticRadiation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RadiofrequencyElectromagneticRadiation</a> causes DNA damage apparently through oxidative stress, similar to near-UV radiation, which was also long thought to be harmless."At a time when environmental health scientists tackle serious global issues such as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a> and chemical <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/toxicants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#toxicants</a> in public health, there is an urgent need to address so-called <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/electrosmog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electrosmog</a>. A genuine evidence-based approach to the risk assessment and regulation of anthropogenic electromagnetic fields will help the health of us all, as well as that of our planetary home. Some government health authorities have recently taken steps to reduce public exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation by regulating use of wireless devices by children and recommending preferential use of wired communication devices in general, but this ought to be a coordinated international effort. We declare no competing interests. We thank Alasdair Philips for assistance with the figure and Victor Leach and Steve Weller for assistance with the ORSAA Database, which has enabled our overview of the scientific evidence in this area of research."<a href="https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(18)30221-3/fulltext" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(18)30221-3/fulltext</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/5G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#5G</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ElectromagneticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElectromagneticPollution</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hum</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OmaghHum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OmaghHum</a>

Henri Horn<a href="https://mastodon.energy/@chrisnelder" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@chrisnelder</a> The <a href="https://mastodon.energy/tags/SmartMeters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SmartMeters</a> rolled out in the last 20 years feature a digital output to switch off non-critical loads. This was included to avoid blanket load shedding. However, this feature was left unused, perhaps electricians were too lazy to do the additional wiring. I hope this gets fixed soon, since load shedding is a system failure and should never occur in a modern power grid. Some customers would buy a 10kW backup generator just to ensure 100W for emergency lighting. Makes no sense.

Paul JohnstonThis event is starting now! --- RT @IcebreakerOne Event>> Sign up for our upcoming webinar 10-11am GMT, 12 January 2023.What is the role of <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/smartmeters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#smartmeters</a> in achieving <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/netzero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#netzero</a>?<a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/soda-what-is-the-role-of-smart-meters-in-achieving-net-zero-tickets-503345167947" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/soda-what-is-the-role-of-smart-meters-in-achieving-net-zero-tickets-503345167947</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/IcebreakerOne/status/1610308406929235971" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/IcebreakerOne/status/1610308406929235971</a>

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