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Re: Oh, please ...
From: Joel Esler <joel.esler () me com>
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 09:07:50 -0400
Haha. Sometimes the hacks just aren't worth it. The only thing that would be interesting is if you could change the reading to lower or raise someone's bill. Sent from my iPhone On Oct 23, 2011, at 3:50 AM, Jeffrey Walton <noloader () gmail com> wrote:
On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 6:44 PM, Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah <rmslade () shaw ca> wrote:Smart meters alleged to pose security (privacy) risk: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2011/10/21/bc-smart-meter- privacy.html How horrendous! If someone can crack the encyption, figure out the band being used, and figure out how to trigger the meter dump, they can find out whether you've been using a lot of electricity!Smart water meters might suffer similar vulnerabilities, tipping off peepers when they should sneak to the bathroom window. A few innovative researchers will probably correlate usage to a flush versus a shower. Jeff _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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- Oh, please ... Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah (Oct 22)
- Re: Oh, please ... Jeffrey Walton (Oct 23)
- Re: Oh, please ... Joel Esler (Oct 23)
- Re: Oh, please ... Valdis . Kletnieks (Oct 23)
- Re: Oh, please ... Hauber, Wayne [ITSEC] (Oct 24)
- Re: Oh, please ... Jeffrey Walton (Oct 23)