- Belkin Gadget Will Reveal How Much Energy Your Devices Use
A project at Belkin could lead to itemized electric bills—showing how much juice your toaster or hair dryer uses.
If you use a credit card or a cell phone, chances are you get a monthly statement detailing each purchase or call. This may soon expand to your utility bills, too: a project in the works at electronics company Belkin makes it possible to see how much electricity you’re spending on everything from the TV in your living room to the washing machine in your basement.
- NSA Chief Says U.S. Phone, Web Surveillance Sets “Standard for Other Countries”
There are tight controls on the NSA’s access to U.S. phone records and data from U.S. Internet companies, the agency’s director says.
The National Security Agency’s collection of phone records and Internet data from U.S. companies provides a model for other nations, the agency’s director, General Keith Alexander, said today at a prominent computer security conference in Las Vegas.
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