Consultation document on http://www.decc.gov.uk/assets/decc/11/consultation/smart-metering-imp-prog/4 933-data-access-privacy-con-doc-smart-meter.pdf (Note Outlaw's first sentence relates to Third Parties - and not the data controller!) Some of the data protection issues discussed on my Hawktalk blog at http://amberhawk.typepad.com/amberhawk/2011/01/privacy-issues-smart-metering -violent-warning-markers-and-undertakings.html?cid=6a0115709c6f9d970b0147e14 24952970b#comment-6a0115709c6f9d970b0147e1424952970b Privacy by Design implementation approved by Ann Cavoukian (http://www.ipc.on.ca/images/Resources/pbd-ont-smartgrid-casestudy.pdf) Cheers C ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ All archives of messages are stored permanently and are available to the world wide web community at large at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/data-protection.html If you wish to leave this list please send the command leave data-protection to [log in to unmask] All user commands can be found at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/help/commandref.htm Any queries about sending or receiving messages please send to the list owner [log in to unmask] Full help Desk - please email [log in to unmask] describing your needs To receive these emails in HTML format send the command: SET data-protection HTML to [log in to unmask] (all commands go to [log in to unmask] not the list please) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^