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Re:GE won’t let me use convection roast on my new oven witho... by nicoburns on Saturday March 05, 2022 @07:54PM (#30573803)
Smart electricity meters seems very different to smart ovens. The state has a valid reason to be interested in your enter because they run the grid and need to manage load. They have no valid interest in what your running with that electricity.
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Re:GE won’t let me use convection roast on my new oven witho... by Mountain_Skies on Saturday March 05, 2022 @09:46PM (#30574542)
Wasn't one of the first things they used this data for was to find people with grow-ops in their basements?
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Re:GE won’t let me use convection roast on my new oven witho... by sobkas on Saturday March 05, 2022 @09:53PM (#30574582)
> Wasn't one of the first things they used this data for was to find people with grow-ops in their basements?

And in some cases instead of pot they found crypto mining rigs.

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