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[ PRIVACY Forum ] New Scientist / ACM - Wireless meters tell snoopers
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New Scientist / ACM - Wireless meters tell snoopers when you are not home
http://j.mp/U9I7xB (New Scientist / ACM)
"I consider it an embarrassment that this kind of technology is
deployed with no protection whatsoever," says Klaus Kursawe, a
security researcher at Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands,
who was not involved in the work. "It is well known by now how to
properly and economically secure communication for such a device."
The security flaws could be a gift to technically adept criminals.
Broadcasts can be read 300 metres away and the research team was able
to monitor almost 500 meters simultaneously. Because energy usage
often drops to near zero when a house is empty, the readings could be
used to identify which owners are at work or on holiday.
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