Internet of Things (IoT) privacy related concerns require the implementation of a privacy by design approach otherwise suppliers might face major fines and risks.
2014 is just over and it is time to wish happy New Year and thank all the readers of GamingTechLaw for following with such interest the GamingTechLAW blog! But it is also time to check which have been the best articles of 2014.
Internet of Things technologies are already all around us and with a market that is expected to reach a value of more than $ 14.4 trillion over the next decade with 50 billion connected devices by 2020, the question is whether ad hoc regulations are necessary to govern the Internet of Things sector.
The growth of the Internet of Things brought the attention of the European data protection regulators that through the European data protection advisory body, the Article 29 Working Party, issued an opinion on the Internet of Things providing specific recommendations.
Wearables might no longer be the same after yesterday's keynote speech. We will see whether the expectations will be met, but certainly considerable legal hurdles shall be overcome to boost the success of such products.
$ 3 billion will be spent in 2014 on 10 million units of wearable technologies according to a Deloitte report, but the potentials of this market can be seen also through the attempts by tech companies to patent anything connected to them, including the heart gesture made in front of Google Glasses so setting a new approach for the Internet of Things!
eHealth devices are the future of healthcare, how can they deal with legal issues raised by privacy and medical devices regulations?
After wearable technologies, special rules for foreign franchisors in Italy, 3D Printers à la mode, social media and fashion, online retail and competition issues in distribution agreements, my colleague Roberto Valenti covers in this post the legal risks connected to the usage of social media by fashion companies.
After wearable technologies, special rules for foreign franchisors in Italy, 3D Printers à la mode, social media and fashion this IPT catwalk now covers the issue of legal implications concerning fashion and e-commerce with an article drafted by my colleague Gianluigi Marino.
Wearables and the Internet of Things are one of the most discussed at the moment with a considerable potential impact on our approach to technologies in the next years. But, with the huge amount of personal data relating to users as well as images/sounds on the people/events around him collected by means of such devices and the possibility to very easily share them on the Internet, the impact on privacy rights of these technologies will require a careful review.