In the blog post of Steve Dotto, he tries to defend that smart meter is bringing more benefit than the risk that it bears. Smart meter has caused a lot of controversial in BC with the fear of invasion in privacy and harm on health of consumers.
( http://www.techvibes.com/blog/the-lowdown-on-bc-hydros-highly-controversial-smart-meters-2011-11-30 )
In my opinion, it is inevitable for the information technology to keep on evolving, including how the way electrical meter is measured. The concern of privacy is correct as almost every security system in the world is can be hacked including the information gathered by BC Hydro. The information can be used to commit crime or any other illegal usage. But, consumers must acknowledge that their privacy is invaded all the time even without smart meter if you read my first post. Google, Facebook and etc (social media and search engine) use the information that you key inside and sell it to the third party.
In addition, for health issue, there is a concern that the radiation from smart meters when transmitting information to BC Hydro will harm the body. But, even without the existence of smart meter, people are always exposed to radiation such as mobile phone and the connection of internet.
So, does smart meter really makes so much of difference in people’s lives?