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Utility company's proposal to rat out hidden marijuana operations to police raises privacy concerns (apnews.com)
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[–] TechNerdWizard42@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

This already happens. No idea why this is news now.

Utility companies for basically every place in the US give the police the names, addresses, and utility history of all of their top residential users. You have no privacy and no way to stop the pigs from warrantless spying on you.