The launch of smart home technologies and social media functionalities enabling quick purchases hides the risks of lack of compliance with European e-commerce and distance regulations.
Giulio Coraggio
It was the Internet of Things day (IoTDay) yesterday and the main issues for the IoT are interoperability, cybersecurity and privacy compliance.
The data just published on the Italian online gaming market shows positive figures for casino and sportsbetting while poker has been declining with a slight recovery at the end of the year.
The recent approval by New Jersey of a law on the ownership of data generated by connected cars might have an impact on the future of the Internet of Things (IoT) providing an interesting approach also for European privacy regulators.
A research run by Veracode on Internet of Things devices shows cybersecurity risks and potential privacy flaws that are among the same issues raised by European privacy regulators in their recent opinion on the IoT.
The partnership between Intel and Ingenico to develop payment capabilities in Internet of Things devices occurs right after the coming into force of the resolution of the Italian privacy authority on mobile payments.
The interim claim on the € 500 million video lottery fee has been rejected by Italian courts raising the question on whether the € 200 million payment due at the end of April shall be paid.
The launch by Amazon of Dash and the announcement by IBM of their $ 3 bn investment in the IoT raise the question on whether regulations are ready for this development.
The IoT market is never on holiday but this video published as part of the IoTLaw 30 secs series is my way to wish everyone happy Easter as part of the IoTLaw 30 secs series!
Cisco, Bosch and ABB have just announced a joint venture to create an open IoT software for smart home devices and this is my comment to the news as part of IoTLaw video series.