This development can't be stopped. Since one company is reckless enough to push and benefit from it, others will follow and it will become the norm. It's not th

This development can't be stopped. Since one company is reckless enough to push and benefit from it, others will follow and it will become the norm. It's not the first time that potentially malicious technology gets sold on apparent advantages for consumers. If that doesn't work, they can still bribe government entities / the EU commission (see smart meters).