(or at least 8 out of 10 that Iโve checked)
Comparethemarket / MoneySupermarket and similar sites have an energy tool that ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ, and how much youโre consuming.
So what?
I don’t think it’s in the publicโs interest to know how much gas or electricity we use.
No login. No verification. Just here you go, open access.
This isnโt just a privacy issue, itโs a fraudsterโs dream.
Phone scammers can say “your last payment failed” – and they now have supplier details to sound more convincing.
Doorstep scammers can use usage data to target high-consumption homes with fake meter checks.
There are countless ways this info can be used to defraud households. The vulnerable are especially at risk!
Just because this data exists does not mean it should be easily accessible.
Great UX should respect privacy and ethics.
This feels like a GDPR nightmare waiting to happen.
*GDPR protects individuals, the tools are revealing “household” information so it’s a grey area.
How do you feel about your emissions being aired in public?
