Household electricity monitoring provides insight into the usage of electronics in the home. Monitoring can be accomplished through commercial products (e.g. those described here https://www.bobvila.com/articles/best-home-energy-monitor) or through a utility provider’s service (such as the Duke Home Energy Report). These insights can help pinpoint which devices are wasting energy to help the homeowner save money. The analysis of electricity by these products or providers is so in-depth that they extract exact brand information on individual devices based on how much electricity that device is using and the unique electrical signature it produces

This information can also be used for Pattern-of-life analysis to expose the daily activities inside the home – which could be used for anything from targeted advertising to exploiting security weaknesses. It is important for homeowners to be aware of how this data is being used and what rights they have over it in order to make informed decisions when managing risk and participating in politics.

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