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Mikhail Lisovich, Stephen Wicker. "Privacy Concerns in Upcoming Residential and Commercial Demand-Response Systems". 2008 Clemson University Power Systems Conference, Clemson University, March, 2008.

Abstract
We explore the privacy concerns arising from the collection of power consumption data in current and future demand-response systems. We claim that in a lax regulatory environment, the detailed household consumption data gathered by advanced metering projects can and will be repurposed by interested parties to reveal personally identifying information such as an individual's activities, preferences, and even beliefs. To develop this claim, we begin with an overview of demand-response technologies and their deployment trends, mentioning both the parties interested in the data and their motivations. We proceed to formalize the notion of privacy and list the types of personal information which can be estimated with current and upcoming monitoring technologies. To support our list, we conduct a small-scale monitoring experiment on a private residence. Our results show that personal information can be estimated with a high degree of accuracy, even with relatively unsophisticated hardware and algorithms. We discuss the implications of our results for future demand-response projects. Our paper concludes with guidelines for data-handling policies which ensure the protection of privacy.

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  Demand-Response Systems</a>, 2008 Clemson University
  Power Systems Conference, Clemson University, March, 2008.

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  Mikhail Lisovich, Stephen Wicker. "Privacy Concerns in
  Upcoming Residential and Commercial Demand-Response
  Systems". 2008 Clemson University Power Systems
  Conference, Clemson University, March, 2008.

• BibTeX

  @inproceedings{LisovichWicker08_PrivacyConcernsInUpcomingResidentialCommercialDemandResponse,
      author = {Mikhail Lisovich and Stephen Wicker},
      title = {Privacy Concerns in Upcoming Residential and
                Commercial Demand-Response Systems},
      booktitle = {2008 Clemson University Power Systems Conference},
      organization = {Clemson University},
      month = {March},
      year = {2008},
      abstract = {We explore the privacy concerns arising from the
                collection of power consumption data in current
                and future demand-response systems. We claim that
                in a lax regulatory environment, the detailed
                household consumption data gathered by advanced
                metering projects can and will be repurposed by
                interested parties to reveal personally
                identifying information such as an individual's
                activities, preferences, and even beliefs. To
                develop this claim, we begin with an overview of
                demand-response technologies and their deployment
                trends, mentioning both the parties interested in
                the data and their motivations. We proceed to
                formalize the notion of privacy and list the types
                of personal information which can be estimated
                with current and upcoming monitoring technologies.
                To support our list, we conduct a small-scale
                monitoring experiment on a private residence. Our
                results show that personal information can be
                estimated with a high degree of accuracy, even
                with relatively unsophisticated hardware and
                algorithms. We discuss the implications of our
                results for future demand-response projects. Our
                paper concludes with guidelines for data-handling
                policies which ensure the protection of privacy.},
      URL = {http://www.truststc.org/pubs/332.html}
  }
  

Posted by Mikhail Lisovich on 31 Mar 2008.
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