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alain williams Silver badge

Home security problem

this they never talk about.

If my lekky usage is uploaded somewhere every 15 minutes then it will be easy for someone to make a guess if I am at home or not. All it takes is a cash strapped sysadmin to write a query that looks for homes where usage dropped sharply 2-3 days ago, pass the addresses on to his mate Burglar Bill as candidates for people away on holiday.

Wake me up when these things have a householder option to delay the sending of usage by a fortnight.

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