Megan Donnelly

A Treasure Trove for Hackers

May 11th, 2010

Imagine, being able to record every time you use an appliance and for long you use it. How valuable would this sort of personal information become for any potential hacker?

The new “smart grid” development is designed to collect information on power usage while the smart meters, which are installed in Ontario homes, will track consumption data (i.e. personal information).

Read how Ann Cavoukian, Ontario's Privacy Commissioner, is once again pushing to keep our personal information protected: thestar.com