Legh Richardson:
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I wonder why insurance companies do not offer cover when requests from prospective clients cite health reasons as their objection to the installation of smart meters?
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I wonder why insurance companies do not offer cover when requests from prospective clients cite health reasons as their objection to the installation of smart meters?
Now, I do think that data mining is a real possibility that would benefit the larger suppliers. We know it happens in many other areas digitally, Cambridge Analytica for one, so why not sophisticated software able to decipher the blips of electronic noise generated from the many examples of 'IOT' ?
Andrew Jewsbury:
Now, I do think that data mining is a real possibility that would benefit the larger suppliers. We know it happens in many other areas digitally, Cambridge Analytica for one, so why not sophisticated software able to decipher the blips of electronic noise generated from the many examples of 'IOT' ?
Presumably someone would have to hack the smart meter itself and replace its software to get access to the 'raw noise' - otherwise pretty much the only interesting data available would be the kWh totals for each half-hour for the last 13 months.
- Andy.
Simon Barker:
Legh Richardson:
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I wonder why insurance companies do not offer cover when requests from prospective clients cite health reasons as their objection to the installation of smart meters?
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But who would pay for that insurance?
The customers won't want to. Why would you want to pay for insurance for something that somebody else wants to do? It costs nothing to just refuse the meter.
The electricity suppliers and meter manufacturers won't want to. They will argue that the meters meet all regulatory safety requirements. Taking out insurance is just inviting anyone who feels poorly after a smart meter is installed to put in a claim for lots of money.
Why should insurance companies be concerned one wonders and possibily implies that we have a new digital asbestos in the wings !
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