作者:
MA Lisovich，SB Wicker
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摘要:
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 impli-cations 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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