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Smart meters in Europe : Privacy by design

13 Apr 2012

The European Regulators’ Group for Electricity and Gas (ERGEG), for instance, states that “it is of utmost importance that the customers’ opinions of [a] smart metering system are positive, and not a source of anxiety,” and that “[f]or ERGEG, it is of the utmost importance that the privacy of customers is protected.”3 Consumer trust and confidence will be essential factors in the success of any ne [...] Underlying the requirements of Privacy by Design is the concept of data minimization – the idea that the collection, use, disclosure, and retention of personal information should be minimized wherever, and to the fullest extent, possible. [...] During the first International Conference on the Integration of Renewable Energy Sources and Distributed Energy Sources in December 2004, industrial stakeholders and the research community suggested the creation of a European Technology Platform for the Electrical Networks of the Future (ETP SmartGrids). [...] Smart Grid standards work in Europe remains ongoing: in April 2011, the European Commission released a Communication for the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, titled “Smart Grids: from innovation to deployment.” In it, five challenges for the deployment of the Smart Grid were identified, along with sugge [...] Besides identifying key areas for standards work, the roadmap also signifies the importance of security and privacy (SG-SD-1 Importance of privacy and data protection) for the implementation of the Smart Grid concepts and for acceptance by users, the protective objectives of availability, reliability, integrity and confidentiality are to be taken into account in the technical concepts and operatio
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Authors

Cavoukian, Ann

Pages
31
Published in
Canada

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