In February 2015, Ofgem (the UK’s Office of Gas and Electricity Markets) published its Decision on Extending the Smart Meter Framework to Remote Meters (the Decision). This confirms that, following a public consultation, the privacy requirements embedded in the supplier licence terms and which will apply to suppliers’ use of customer data from “smart meters”
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EU Article 29 Working Party criticises the proposed Data Protection Impact Assessment templates for smart-meters
This post was written by Cynthia O’Donoghue.
The Article 29 Working Party (A29WP) adopted the Opinion on Data Protection Impact Template Assessment for Smart Grid and Smart Metering Systems (Opinion), which evaluates the Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) template that the member states intend to adopt. The PIA, which was prepared by industry representatives, seeks…