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Big government’s plans to modernize electricity by creating a smart grid appear to be a recipe for disaster. Consequently, a grid such as this would be more vulnerable to hacking and sabotage. A smart grid will be more prone to ...

It sounds so bizarre that it borders on science fiction, but it’s true. That smart meter on your house can measure how much you use your refrigerator, can adjust the thermostat on your air conditioner, and can even learn what ...

Smart meters are spying devices. Not breaking news? Likely not for those of us who have researched the issue for quite a long while, but an admission by those who make the devices is rather shocking. That is exactly what ...

Smart meters are being forced upon Illinois residents, and those who resist will be forced to pay monthly fines. The Obama administration began pushing for smart power and a smart grid in 2009. President Obama wanted to use funds from ...

Thanks to new technologies, it is easier than ever for big business, big government and almost anybody else to monitor nearly every aspect of your life. The National Security Agency’s use of metadata to monitor telephone conversations and emails is ...

Smart grid projects around the nation are coming under increased scrutiny, just as the US government increases its support of the idea. Still, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently issued a $14.3 million Smart Grid Technology grant for ...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and police have the capability to monitor our every move, and can do just that in at least one American city by taking advantage of citizens’ smartphone Wi-Fi capacity. It’s a technology that can ...

A major cyber attack will one day disrupt life as we know it in the United States. So says former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, who made the comments during her finals days in the post. The then-Obama ...

The documentary Take Back Your Power details not just the security concerns often associated with a smart grid system, but the battle being waged by common citizens who do not want the new techno gadgets installed at their homes. The ...

The power grid just received its “grade card” from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and it barely passed. The overall rating of our antiquated electrical system was a D+. Major power outages in the United States have grown ...