An Investigative Review: Smart Grid and Consumer Privacy Concerns.

Smart grid technology's boundary of impact and security risk ranges from utility services, energy management services, manufacturers, law enforcement agencies, and consumers. As smart technology is deployed at a faster pace than regulation can keep up with as well as identifying vulnerabilities within smart technology; it becomes necessary to better understand what smart technology is currently available. To assist everyday consumers in better understanding how their data is collected, used, analyzed, and the potential implications stemming from the use of their data, we discuss multiple state and international privacy laws and examples of misuse cases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]