XPost: can.internet.highspeed, can.general   
   From: jeff@voskamp.ca   
      
   On 05/12/2010 09:56 AM, Warren Oates wrote:   
   > In article <4BEAB059.4CDCB8DC@Guy.com>, Some Guy  wrote:   
   >   
   >>   
   >> But what Toronto hydro (and other utility companies) gets is a goldmine   
   >> of IP-to-street-address information that they can leverage in many ways,   
   >> most notably to sell it to third parties.   
   >   
   > There are all sorts of ways _not_ to let the hydro company know your   
   > residential IP address, if you're really worried about it. Hell, go to   
   > the library and check from there, comes to mind. Anyway, Sympatico   
   > addresses change all the time.   
      
   And the third parties can start spamming your hydro meter.   
      
   My ISP IP and ny Utilities/Home Phone/PVR IP(s) have nothing to do with   
   eachother.   
      
   Jeff   
      
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