Archive for June 2012

ALERT: ‘Smart’ Water Meters to be installed in UK homes

[SSM UK Comment]  There are very serious concerns raised by the desire to place ‘Smart’ Water Meters into our water supply.  Not only do they measure and communicate water usage through harmful electromagnetic radiation, they also introduce a remotely-disconnectable, internet-enabled, wirelessly-accessible component into our water supply.  It is a profoundly stupid […]

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MUST SEE: Cell Phone Dangers – by Dr. Devra Davis @ National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences NIEHS

“We don’t want to believe that our new toys to which we are so attached – and which bring enormous profits – could also cause our demise or that of our children.  But science is NOT about belief.  Government’s responsibility to their  citizens should not be either.” […]

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US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta Warns of ‘Cyber Pearl Harbour – The Capability to Paralyze This Country Is There Now’

(CNSNews.com) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned a Senate panel today that America faces “the potential for another Pearl Harbor” launched by enemies who have the capability to wield a cyberattack that would “paralyze this country.” Panetta made his remarks under questioning by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) […]

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Europe Privacy Regulator Concerns about Smart Meters

Smart meters could be used to build extensive profiles of the households using them, Europe’s privacy regulator has warned. The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) said in a statement on Monday that, while smart meters were potentially useful for controlling energy use, they will also “enable massive […]

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Smart meters are “massive surveillance tech” – Privacy Supremo

Euro watchdog demands data law to protect punters By Bill Ray • The Register “The European Data Protection Supervisor has warned that smart meters are a significant privacy threat and wants limits on the retention and use of customer data before it’s too late.” “Peter Hustinx….warns that […]

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Government plans to install smart meters in our homes ‘will leave us open to cyber attack’ – Mail Online

Foreign computer hackers will be able to target individual homes Campaigners say it goes to far and creates ‘a spy in every home’ Home information could be ‘sold’ to burglars and identity thieves By GERRI PEEV, via http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2156648/Government-plans-install-smart-meters-homes-leave-open-cyber-attack.html#ixzz1xIbotW39 Intelligence chiefs have warned that plans to install smart energy meters in […]

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Leaflets! Please circulate!

Our new, A4-sized leaflet is now available for you to hand-out to your neighbours, friends, colleagues, visitors, passers-by, family members and any other energy/utility users you can find.

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