[@OKFNau] does your home have a smart meter? Are you on Github? Read on...

Sun Nov 30 23:04:18 UTC 2014

I'm not in any way an expert, but there is some information about the
Privacy Act (1988) here:
http://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/privacy-resources/privacy-fact-sheets/other/information-sheet-private-sector-4-2001-access-and-correction,
in particular an individual's right to request a copy of information
held about them. There has also been more recent privacy reform just
this year.

However -- in negotiating something like this, perhaps it is best to
start with the friendliest possible tone, and only start quoting dates
once you hit a blank wall. It might take longer, but then again it
might not, if it doesn't occur to anyone that this might be something
they want to deny you. I mean, logically, why would they? that would
be crazy...

On Sat, Nov 29, 2014 at 3:45 PM, Lachlan Musicman <datakid at gmail.com> wrote:
> Charlie,
>
> What is the easiest way to get our provider to give us a copy of that data?
>
> I ask because, in my cynicism, I presume they will evade and try to
> not provide. Is there language I can use? Like:
>
> "according to the Blah Act of Victorian Parliament in 2008, you are
> required to give me this data on request..."
>
> or some such?
>
> cheers
> L.
>
> On 25 November 2014 at 15:17, charlie <charlie.h.ward at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi all
>>
>> I’ve started a very modest little project on Github relating to Australian
>> smart meter data.  See
>> https://github.com/charliedotau/Smart-Meter-File-Format-Examples-Aus
>>
>> I need your help.  If you have a smart meter, live in Australia and you’re
>> on GitHub, I’d love your help in collating as many examples as possible of
>> the different file formats used by Retailers and Distributors to supply
>> their customers with their electricity usage data.
>>
>> More details in the link above.
>>
>> Thanks kindly
>>
>> Charlie
>> http://what.agreenidea.org
>>
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>
> --
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> thought. I am disheartened that people can be clever enough to do that
> and not clever enough to do the obvious thing and KEEP THEIR IDIOT
> MOUTHS SHUT about it, because it is much more important to sound
> intelligent when talking to your friends.
> This post was STUPID.
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