yes Viv, that is just one of the aspects also worth considering are : anything that is on the 'internet of things', of which the 'smart home' and smart meters are a subset can be hacked and remotely controlled/switched on or off there also appears to be a problem with lock in to your supplier and their tariff and big problems switching to competitors also problems are reported with interference with wifi worth googling and reading up on 'smart meter internet problems' and 'smart meter hack' worth considering if you want to give anyone, authorities, suppliers or hackers that much potential  control of goes on in your home as well as the privacy issues Viv already raised (i will be resisting as long as possible)

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Topic	Date Posted	Posted By
British Gas smart meters	13/11/15 12:24:00	Susan Kelly
Re:British Gas smart meters	13/11/15 13:07:00	Peter Millman
Re:Re:British Gas smart meters	13/11/15 15:26:00	Andrew Craig
Re:Re:Re:British Gas smart meters	13/11/15 15:52:00	Viv Griffiths
Re:Re:Re:Re:British Gas smart meters	13/11/15 16:25:00	Andrew Craig
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:British Gas smart meters	13/11/15 16:46:00	Colin Jordan
Re:Re:Re:Re:British Gas smart meters	13/11/15 16:47:00	Claudia Jachtmann
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:British Gas smart meters	13/11/15 16:58:00	Peter Millman
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:British Gas smart meters	13/11/15 18:42:00	Claudia Jachtmann

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