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Re:Security disclosure about a Bluetooth toilet by gambiting on Friday August 02, 2013 @01:09PM (#6148192)
In some parts of the UK water is unlimited - you only pay a yearly fee for access, but you can literally use as much as you like - it's not metered. So flushing your neighbour's toilet would be at most amusing,but not costly.
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Re:Security disclosure about a Bluetooth toilet by ben1040 on Friday August 02, 2013 @02:09PM (#6148618)
I live in St Louis, MO, where in many parts of the area the water system is old enough that they don't even have meters.

The water division charges a flat rate based on the number of rooms and toilets/showers in the house, as that information is on file with the property tax assessor's records. If you ever add or remove a room or water fixture, you have to get a permit, which would get those upgrades reflected on the assessor's records.

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