Electric vehicles vs Internal Combustion...

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[quote author=Streetbudgie link=topic=26750.msg324995#msg324995 date=1620388511]
I would love to know how a Smart Meter can tell the sex of people living in my home or their age  :rollin

From how much electricity you are using and at what times of day, so the sex by monitoring power serge from a hair dryer for example. Age by what time they get up and start using equipment and from the power being used can work out what equipment is being used = age.Also age by seeing the power consumption increase when the kids come home from school. If you even have kids by not seeing that surge at that time but seeing it when you come home instead.
Also if you are a single parent. All from diagnosis of how much power is being used for how long and at what time.
All of this data is valuable information that can be sold to advertisers to target you. Or a telemarketing company will know the best times to call your house.
Other info such as exactly when you leave and return home - very useful to thieves. 

  If you still think its a load of rubbish and are happy for a surveillance device to be installed in your home then that's up to you.
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Commonly used word these days, algorithms. Used to analyse all sorts of stuff you'd think unanalysable. I remember reading a book in the 80s, authors name was Skinner but cant remember the title, in which all these stuff was predicted, surveillance/marketing etc