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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17663679

'Tough' rules govern smart meter data sharing

10 April 2012 Last updated at 12:48

Consumers should be able to decide how much data smart meters surrender about their energy use, says the government.

The plan to give consumers control is part of official guidelines for the mass rollout of smart meters - devices that show exactly how much electricity and gas is being used - to UK homes.

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The UK's guidelines were unveiled as an FBI document came to light that warned about growing numbers of hack attacks on smart meters.

Publicised by computer security expert Brian Krebs, the document voiced the FBI's fears that the hacking of meters were likely to spread.
Electricity meter Older "dumb" meters have caused trouble because they led to bills being estimated

Released in 2010, the document detailed an attack on the meters that supplied usage data to a Puerto Rican electricity generator.

The FBI found that using cheap tools and software available online former employees of the power firm and meter maker made gadgets under-report energy use by up to 75%.

Another trick involved placing a strong magnet on the smart meter to stop it collecting usage data while still providing power.

The fraudsters cashed in by charging consumers and businesses for cutting their bills.

The Puerto Rican power firm estimated that it could lose millions of pounds in revenue from the hacks.

Security problems with smart meters have been uncovered by security researchers in Germany who managed to intercept detailed information about energy use.

Dario Carluccio and Stephan Brinkhaus also got historical data about energy user from web servers that were only supposed to surrender the data to individual customers.

In 2010, Professor Ross Anderson from the University of Cambridge computer science department wrote a report which said the widespread use of smart meters introduced a "strategic vulnerability" into UK infrastructure.

Prof Anderson said smart meters would be a tempting target for malicious and irresponsible hackers.

Only because they couldn't be bothered to send people round to verify / send blank card for householder to complete.


Nice. Noted for if (when) I'm forced to have one and the signal is somehow able to escape the ersatz Faraday cage that is the understairs cupboard...

I don't care what the corrupt rules government do or have, i will not have a smart meter under any conditions.

They think by doing the above, makes it ok to have smarts meters, well it don't. Just more lies and propaganda.

Not long ago, cameron said, smart meters will be optional.
Stop smart meters. http://stopsmartmeters.org/frequently-asked-questions/