BC's privacy commissioner will investigate a utility's smart meter program to ensure it complies with privacy laws, The Vancouver Sun reports. Commissioner Elizabeth Denham says she will investigate BC Hydro's program after her office received numerous complaints that the smart meters collect personal information that may breach privacy. "The privacy and security of energy consumption data is a very real issue for citizens throughout the province," Denham said. "With an increase in the frequency of the information collected from smart meters comes an increased responsibility on BC Hydro to ensure that privacy and security is built into the grid."
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