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Are Power Companies' 'Smart' Meters Spying On You?

There are new privacy concerns over a device that tracks how much power you use in your house.

Some experts say smart meters could reveal more than what you want known about what goes on inside your home, CBS2’s Clark Fouraker reported on Tuesday.

About 2,700 homes near Mahwah, New Jersey have the state’s first smart power meters — the latest gadget used by utilities to track how often the lights are on.

“The smart meter is essentially a mini computer, if you will,” Rockland Electric Company’s Keith Scerbo said…

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These meters will tell the electric company or anyone else monitoring them when you're home and when you are not. Usage analysis and what type of appliances are in use will reveal things about your movements. Vacations or long periods of absence might be noted by electric company. Intense usage on particular days might reveal your families partying or small business usage in a residence. This information could and would be used by anyone conducting a full investigation of your family or you. This would be just one component of the full package.