Victory! Court Ends Dragnet Electricity Surveillance Program . . . A California judge ordered the end of a dragnet law enforcement program that surveilled the electrical smart meter data of thousands of Sacramento residents The Sacramento County Superior Court ruled that the surveillance program run by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) and police violated a state privacy statute, which bars the disclosure of residents’ electrical usage data
Court Ends Dragnet Electricity Surveillance Program in . . . A California judge has shut down a decade-long surveillance program in which Sacramento's utility provider shared granular smart-meter data on 650,000 residents with police to hunt for cannabis grows The EFF reports: The Sacramento County Superior Court ruled that the surveillance program run by t
Court Ends Dragnet Electricity Surveillance Program in Sacramento A California judge has shut down a decade-long surveillance program in which Sacramento's utility provider shared granular smart-meter data on 650,000 residents with police to hunt for cannabis grows The EFF reports: The Sacramento County Superior Court ruled that the surveillance program run by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) and police violated a state privacy statute,
Sacramento Electricity Surveillance Program Ends – Victory! A Sacramento County Superior Court ruling on November 14, 2024, halted a decade-long program where the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) shared granular smart meter data with law enforcement, violating California privacy laws