The Dept. of Energy released a report this week on access and privacy issues related to Smart Grid technologies. From the report, the Overview of Data Access and Privacy Concerns: Recognizing and addressing the significant concerns with access to and privacy protection for energy usage data are critical to the development of U.S. Smart Grid policies…
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Privacy on the Smart Grid
Ariel Bleicher writes: Back in 2007, when the Dutch government announced that all 7 million homes in the Netherlands would be equipped with smart meters by 2013, it anticipated little resistance. After all, who wouldn’t welcome a device that could save both energy and money? But consumers worried that such intelligent monitoring devices, which transmit power-usage…
A call for shared responsibility for preserving individual privacy
Christopher Wolf reflects: Whose job is it to protect the privacy of personal information? That is the burning question in Washington these days. Privacy is receiving so much attention right now not just because of headlines about Facebook and Google and their privacy missteps, but because we live in a time when people are sharing…
Privacy Commissioner of Canada Jennifer Stoddart Honored with 2010 IAPP Privacy Vanguard Award
From the IAPP press release: The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), the world’s largest association of privacy professionals, today announced that the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Jennifer Stoddart, is the winner of the 2010 IAPP Privacy Vanguard Award. Commissioner Stoddart received the award at the IAPP Privacy Dinner, held in conjunction with the IAPP…