Smart Grid Zooming Ahead but Needs a Privacy Safety Belt
Smart Meters are going in homes without the privacy protection consumers will need to be sure no one is looking at their energy usage data. A lot of talk about customers sharing information with unregulated non-utility service providers to help manage energy usage, but not much talk about how that information might otherwise be used. Knowing when some one is home or who is home would be of interest to thieves, and marketers. Insurance providers might want to know if your are on that treadmill and for how long.
New 'smart' electrical meters raise privacy issues, DANIEL SILVA
November 6, 2009
