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Government can now use smart water meters to monitor your water use and enforce regulations. The city of Long Beach, California, is using the meters to enforce Governor Jerry Brown’s statewide 25 percent restriction on water use, CBS in Los ...

Smart meters may be linked to a series of house fires and one death in two Nevada communities, and the fire chiefs of the towns have asked the state Public Utilities Commission to launch an investigation, which it is doing. ...

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 ...

New technology could allow cyber criminals to terrorize your home and possibly set it on fire in the not-too-distant future. Security experts believe that hackers will soon be able to target countertops, appliances and even toilets via Wi-Fi connections that ...