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‘Smart’ Water Meters Vulnerable To Attack

Of all critical infrastructure, the public water system might seem the least vulnerable to a cyber attack. But that might be changing, with the increasing adoption of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) that controls the water supply remotely, according to John McNabb, water expert and security researcher. In a  speech at […]

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UK Energy Firm Caught Forcibly Installing Smart Meter Against Person’s Consent

This shocking video shows the moment Northern Irishman David Barr, who suffers from a medical condition which sometimes renders him housebound, has a Smart Meter forcibly installed in his property against his consent. The video suggests that Power NI have acted way beyond their authority by forcibly […]

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Samsung smart fridge leaves Gmail logins open to attack

Failures in exploit discovery process are cold comfort for IoT fridge owners Security researchers have discovered a potential way to steal users’ Gmail credentials from a Samsung smart fridge. Pen Test Partners discovered the MiTM (man-in-the-middle) vulnerability that facilitated the exploit during an IoT hacking challenge at […]

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British Gas Forced to Change “Burglar’s Dream” Hive Smart Heating App

Hive heating app allows customers to control their thermostat remotely But data on when heating is on and off is transmitted without encryption Which? suggests that burglars could work out when householders are likely to be away from home British Gas has started encrypting the data in […]

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Free Your Data – Keynote Campaign Video…

(Video) As data becomes the the new oil, Smart Meters represent a colossal drilling rig heading straight to the heart of your home and private life. What do you do in your personal, private space?  How do you spend your time?  How do you behave and what […]

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1000’s of smart meter fires: New whistleblower & court evidence (video)

Why are meters exploding off houses by the 100’s at a time? Why are fires happening no matter where smart/digital meters are being installed? This new video from Canada outlines recent revelations of fires and explosions from whistleblowers and other insiders, as well as new court documentation […]

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Chair legs it from UK govt smart meter installation programme • The Register

The chair of the government’s controversial smart meter programme, Baroness McDonagh, has left her post after recently criticising the roll-out of the widely hated scheme. Current costs of the scheme are expected to reach £11bn, while total lifetime costs were recently pegged as high as £19bn – […]

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Smart meters set to cost Blighty as much as replacing Trident • The Register

‘Significant issues already exist’ with spybox tech, too Smart meters will cost as much as the Trident nuclear deterrent to implement, with the full cost of the scheme rising to £19bn, according to a government report. [emphasis added] Total lifetime costs of the programme have now risen […]

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190 Scientists & Experts Urge UN to Deal with Emerging Wireless Public Health Crisis

190 scientists from 38 nations have submitted the International EMF Scientist Appeal to the United Nations, UN member states and the World Health Organization (WHO) requesting they adopt more protective exposure guidelines for electromagnetic fields (EMF) and wireless technology in the face of increasing evidence of risk […]

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Is Wi-Fi making your child ill? – Telegraph

As France bans Wi-Fi in nursery and primary schools, a British expert who has given up using wireless gadgets says we should do the same Invisible threat: children exposed to wireless radiation could be at risk By Florence Waters 7:00AM BST 09 May 2015 Six years ago, […]

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Smart Energy GB Communications Director Lies to Public Live on BBC One Breakfast

London, Mar. 31, 2015  — Stop Smart Meters! UK At 09:47 on March 7, 2015, the Communications Director for Smart Energy GB — the government body tasked with “ensuring customers understand smart meters” — appeared on the BBC One Breakfast show and told viewers that every home in the […]

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Scandal of the £11bn smart meter rollout plan – Sunday Times

The Sunday Times ~ Ruth Emery Published: 29 March 2015 The government aims to have one in every home by 2020 [Ed. – ‘smart’ meters are voluntary] — but experts warn it risks ‘disaster’ WHEN Malcolm Wilson had a smart meter fitted in his small architecture practice, […]

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Smart Meters a government IT disaster waiting to happen – read the damning IoD report

27 March 2015 IoD calls for Smart Meters scheme to be ‘halted, altered or scrapped’ to avoid ‘unjustified, over-engineered and expensive mistake’ The Government’s rollout of Smart Meters, digital energy meters designed to provide real-time usage statistics, should be “halted, altered or scrapped” to avoid a potentially […]

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Smart meter scheme could be IT disaster, says IoD – BBC News

The government’s smart meter scheme could be an “IT disaster”, the Institute of Directors (IoD) has said. The risks involved with “the largest UK government-run IT project in history” were “staggering”, a report said. It recommended that the government drastically scale back the programme or abandon it […]

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UK Smart Meter Rollout Delays Are Costly – DECC Report

Technical, logistical and public communication issues have resulted in costly delays in the UK’s smart meter rollout. In December last year, we published a guest article written by Nick Hunn who expressed his aggravation at the constant delays surrounding the UK smart meter rollout. [Engerati-UK Smart Meters […]

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“Media Blackout on Smart Meter Dangers” Wins Project Censored Award

Prof. James Tracy’s story, “Health Impact of RF Radiation: Media Blackout on Smart Meter Dangers,” published at Memory Hole Blog and by Professor Michel Chossudovsky, editor of Global Research, in January 2014, was nominated by student researchers and faculty evaluators working with Project Censored at San Francisco […]

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Lloyd’s of London EXCLUDES liability coverage for harm from RF-EMFs/wireless radiation

via Smart Meter Harm and Citizens For Safe Technology Credit to Sharon Noble, Director, Coalition to Stop Smart Meters in British Columbia, for bringing this information to the public’s attention.  Listen to an interview with Sharon here. Lloyd’s of London excludes any liability coverage for claims; “Directly […]

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Smart meters may not be delivered to UK homes on time, MPs warn

[From the Guardian (no mention of health or cyber risks, both of which add substantial and unaccounted for costs for the programme)] Delays to government’s flagship energy scheme to supply smart meters to 30m UK households and small businesses by 2020, enabling them to cut bills, could […]

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The Truth Behind the Secret TTIP Trade Deal

Europe and North America are currently negotiating two trade deals that could turn out to be the biggest corporate power grabs in history — TTIP and CETA. The treaties read like a corporate wish-list: secret courts that can sue our governments for taking decisions which impact profits, […]

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The Debate Is Over: Researchers Conclude Wireless Radiation Causes Cancer After Latest Scientific Findings Announced

National advocacy group calls on major children’s health organizations to promote safe technology in schools with the “Turn It Off 4 Kids” Initiative Feb. 3, 2015 – The National Association for Children and Safe Technology (NACST) is taking action after two recently published studies indicate there is […]

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