Newly appointed Federal Trade Commission Chair Edith Ramirez said new consumer electronics that bring daily tasks online—preheating an oven while commuting, for example—would raise privacy concerns. Smart grid advances are making such tasks possible, The Wall Street Journal reports. “It won’t be long before everyday devices—refrigerators, TVs—both at home and at work are going to be capturing all sorts of information about how we behave,” Ramirez said at last week’s IAPP Global Privacy Summit. “That means there’s great potential for tremendous benefits to consumers, but at the same time there are significant and important privacy questions those developments will raise.” Editor’s Note: Field Fisher Waterhouse Partner Eduardo Ustaran, CIPP/E, recently wrote “The Internet of Things and a Balanced Approach to Regulatory Intervention” in Privacy Perspectives, the IAPP’s new blog. (Registration may be required to access this story.)
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