For those who like to research and really get into the background ofsmart meters.  This is some outstanding information and supportswhat we’ve been saying all along that the smart meter issue is aConstitutional and 4th amendment issue.  This informtion shouldprovide some answers.

Privacy and 4th amendment articles   Smart Meters = Smart Surveillance http://www.newswithviews.com/LeMieux/michael162.htm

 

Here is the link to the Congressional Research Staff document: http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R42338_20120203.pdf

 

The Privacy Implications of Smart Meters by Cheryl Dancey Balough http://www.balough.com/uploadedFiles/Privacy%20Implications%20of%20Smart%20Meters%20-%20Cheryl%20Dancey%20Balough%281%29.pdf

 

Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change  (FederalTrade Commission) http://ftc.gov/os/2012/03/120326privacyreport.pdf

 

Automatic Consumer Privacy rights embedded in smart Grid TechnologyStandards by the federal government http://lawreview.vermontlaw.edu/files/2012/02/18-Reilly-Book-2-Vol.-36.pdf

 

Regulating the Use and sharing of energy consumption data: Assessing California sb 1476 smart meter privacy statute http://www.albanylawreview.org/articles/13%20Forbush.pdf

 

The Smart Grid:  The complexities and importance of data privacy andsecurity http://commlaw.cua.edu/res/docs/05-v19-2-Frisby-Final.pdf