Broadband over Powerlines

Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday February 11, 2003 @02:24AM from the maybe-i-can-get-bandwidth-now dept.

scubacuda writes "Today's Bottom Line links to an article on Internet-over-powerline technology. St. Louis-based Ameren Corp and other utilities are testing are testing the technology, and, according to the article, "many consider it increasingly viable." Proponents claim the powergrid technology will bolster broadband competition, lower consumer prices and bridge the digital divide in rural areas. Skeptics say that few tests prove its financial and technical viability. Kludge, panacea, or hoax? (I'd think it was a total crock had I not personally known someone working in India with a PCL company)"

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Chilling effect by Anonymous Coward · 2003-02-11 02:38 · Score: 0, Troll

But won't this have a chilling effect on our privacy and other constitutional rights?
I am sure such a net connection could be transformed into an eavesdropping device and I am even more certain that the Patriot Act I, Patriot Act II and other similar legislation would allow such draconian chilling effects imposed on us.