‘It’s Orwellian’: Energy Hogs Targeted by France in Big Brother Legislation: Bill would ‘set prices homes pay based on wages, age and climate’ to ‘force conservation’
'Heating a French home could soon require an income tax consultation or even a visit to the doctor..will use the data to reward consumers who cut power and natural gas usage and penalize those whom regulators decide are wasteful. “It's Orwellian,” opposition lawmaker Daniel Fasquelle said by telephone. “The law will create huge inequalities and infringe on people's individual freedoms. It won't work.”
