Sacramento County Resident Joins @eff Lawsuit After Illegal Sharing of His Electricity Usage Data Makes Him a Target of Law Enforcement

EFF: "... SMUD and the Sacramento Police Department are running an illegal #data sharing scheme..."

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https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/11/sacramento-county-resident-joins-eff-lawsuit-after-illegal-sharing-his-electricity

Sacramento County Resident Joins EFF Lawsuit After Illegal Sharing of His Electricity Usage Data Makes Him a Target of Law Enforcement

The Sacramento County Utility District (SMUD) and the Sacramento Police Department are running an illegal data sharing scheme, with the police making bulk requests for customers’ energy usage data to enforce a cannabis grow ordinance, according to a new EFF lawsuit.The secret data sharing...

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