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ARTICLE · 15 JANUARY 2014

Article 29 Working Party Remains Critical Of Smart Grids And Smart Metering Systems

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The Article 29 Working Party recently published its latest opinion on the Data Protection Impact Assessment Template for Smart Grid and Smart Metering Systems.

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The Article 29 Working Party recently published its latest opinion on the Data Protection Impact Assessment Template for Smart Grid and Smart Metering Systems. Though some sector-specific content has been added in the new template, the Working Party called for more improvement and guidance, especially for the energy industry to meet its data privacy obligations when designing smart systems.

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The European Commission set up the Smart Grid Task Force in 2009 to provide regulatory recommendations regarding privacy, data protection and cyber security in the smart grid environment. The Article 29 Working Party (Working Party) on 4 April 2011 issued an opinion to clarify the legal framework for the use of smart metering technology. This opinion commented that the energy industry aims to supply energy more efficiently and to foster energy savings with the use of smart metering technology. But the analysis of the information acquired could

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