DataGovernance on Geeky Schmidthttps://geekyschmidt.com/tags/datagovernance/Recent content in DataGovernance on Geeky SchmidtGeeky Schmidthttps://geekyschmidt.com/images/papermod-cover.pnghttps://geekyschmidt.com/images/papermod-cover.pngHugoenCopyright ©2002-2026, Nicholas Schmidt; all rights reserved.Sat, 01 Aug 2026 10:30:00 +0200Your Power Bill Is a Surveillance Log: Pattern of Life Data and Who's Watchinghttps://geekyschmidt.com/post/2026-08-01-polenergy/Sat, 01 Aug 2026 10:30:00 +0200https://geekyschmidt.com/post/2026-08-01-polenergy/<p>What if your electricity provider could tell you&rsquo;re not home without ever looking out the window?</p> <p>They can. Your smart meter has already done it. Every 15 minutes—sometimes every few seconds—it reports when you wake up, cook dinner, leave for work, and go to bed. That&rsquo;s not just kilowatt-hours. That&rsquo;s a <strong>Pattern of Life (PoL)</strong> map of your household, transmitted without your meaningful consent.</p> <p>No tinfoil hat required. It&rsquo;s all legal.</p>