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| Topic: Hello 'Smart Grid' - Bye-bye, 'Privacy' ... | |
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Edited by
Kings_Knight
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Sat 05/08/10 09:12 AM
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Ohpleaseohpleaseohplease ... by all means, let's hear from those folks who think invasion of privacy by government is 'no big deal' ... Ohpleaseohplease ... This is ALREADY being installed in communities as a 'test project' ... it will be expanded whether people like it or not ... and then it's all over but the cryin' ...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://epic.org/privacy/smartgrid/smartgrid.html Smart Grids and Privacy Privacy implications for smart grid technology deployment centers on the collection, retention, sharing, or reuse of electricity consumption information on individuals, homes, or offices. Fundamentally, smart grid systems will be multi-directional communications and energy transfer networks that enable electricity service providers, consumers, or third party energy management assistance programs to access consumption data. Further, if plans for national or transnational electric utility smart grid systems proceed as currently proposed these far reaching networks will enable data collection and sharing across platforms and great distances. A list of potential privacy consequences of Smart Grid systems include: 1. Identity Theft 2. Determine Personal Behavior Patterns 3. Determine Specific Appliances Used 4. Perform Real-Time Surveillance 5. Reveal Activities Through Residual Data 6. Targeted Home Invasions (latch key children, elderly, etc.) 7. Provide Accidental Invasions 8. Activity Censorship 9. Decisions and Actions Based Upon Inaccurate Data 10. Profiling (Can I get a shoutout for this one?) ... 11. Unwanted Publicity and Embarrassment 12. Tracking Behavior Of Renters/Leasers 13. Behavior Tracking (possible combination with Personal Behavior Patterns) 14. Public Aggregated Searches Revealing Individual Behavior Plans are underway to support smart grid system applications that will monitor any device transmitting a signal, which may include non-energy-consuming end use items that are only fitted with small radio frequency identification devices (RFID) tags may be possible. RFID tags are included in most retail purchases for clothing, household items, packaging for food, and retail items. The purpose of an RFID system is to enable data to be transmitted by a portable device, called a tag, which is read by an RFID reader and processed according to the needs of a particular application. The data transmitted by the tag may provide identification or location information, or specifics about the product tagged, such as price, color, date of purchase, etc. The use of RFID in tracking and access applications first appeared during the 1980s. RFID quickly gained attention because of its ability to track moving objects. As the technology is refined, more pervasive - and invasive - uses for RFID tags are in the works.[size] |
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