So, the latest & greatest device to save money & better our lives... the Smart Meter. So whats so smart about them? The utility company has contracted out having RF meters built for them to broadcast our usage of water (for example) 24/7.
Sure the information is encoded & some hacker can't possible figure out a way to break the code (yea right). Best of all, we the consumer gets to have this thing broadcasting 24/7 right inside our houses. Excuse me, did I ask to have a wi-fi broadcast station setup in my house bombarding me all day & night even when I sleep?
I visited a house today & saw my 1st smart meter in person. What I saw was a little antenna on a new meter & I measured a pulsed signal about every 22 seconds using my RF detector. I explained to the client the possible issues with having this thing broadcasting.
She was wondering if it is affecting her sleep. I said it could be, so now we are figuring out how to deal with something that was not wanted in the 1st place. If you come across petitions to fight for your right to keep these meters out of your home sign it. This is the 1st step of big brother watching our consumption of energy & resources. Also do you want some hacker to start to get your usage information?
Plus the fact we now have a Rf broadcaster unregulated. What I mean is we cannot turn it off.
I will get into more details in another posting but I wanted to share my 1st experiences in examining one. Being a techno geek, I was impressed with the size & construction. But being a building biologist, I am concerned on the health impact of a neighborhood broadcasting these signals on top of the wi-fi, cell phone & other smart devices out there. It's just more uncontrolled noise added to the RF cloud. If you could see the cloud, it would look like a dense fog & you may not be able to see your neighbors house across the street in some areas.
I for one do not want to end up walking around it a RF shield/mosquito net over me all day. There are people out there already who have to do this to survive being outdoors. But I feel my home should be a safe haven having something like this will not allow this. Part of me feels this is an invasion of privacy.
