Topic: Elias Quinn

Smart Meters Raise Privacy Concerns

Technological changes will create "a real intimate relationship" between consumers and the utilities providing them power, Polonetsky says.. Consumers in Texas must give specific permission to allow any third party access to their personal data, including information captured by smart meters, Greer ...
utilities are installing in homes around the world to reduce energy use raise fresh privacy issues because of the wealth of information about consumer habits they reveal, experts said Friday.The devices send data on household energy consumption directly to utilities on ...