Somebody is Watching You Through Your Appliances

In the not too distant future appliances and devices that are connected to the internet will be like Americans planted bugging devices in their homes.

Reportedly agencies like CIA are looking forward to such an opportunity for mass monitoring.

If you have an iPhone or iPad you already have the ability to ask where is my phone, or my ipad and your computer will tell you. Now think about the bigger picture with smart meter data. What time does your alarm go off in the morning? When do you turn on your TV and the lights in different rooms of your house? These pieces of information may not seem important, but put them all together and it gives a detailed snapshot into your life. So enter the possibility that household appliances and web-connected devices will offer the government unfettered access to spy on citizens.

Stay tuned, and keep your eyes and ears open.

(From Network World)