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Legal challenges of the Internet of Things Contributed by FIDAL June 02 2015 Introduction ​Issues ​Recommendations ​Introduction The Internet of Things (IoT) has taken off in 2014, with the launch of numerous new connected devices by global electronics manufacturers. Designed as smartphone extensions or linked to a wireless network, connected devices offer a wide range of services to consumers by collecting and transmitting all types of data via sensors. The number of such devices is expected to hit 80 billion by 2020. (1) Although the IoT offers businesses and consumers new opportunities, it nevertheless poses many risks: when a device is connected to the Internet, it is technically possible to locate and misuse it. Issues The current legal framework does not address all types of connected device and does not effectively regulate all of the issues they raise. The relevant provisions are varied and scattered across numerous different statutes (eg, on the law of contract...

The Internet of Things: EU vs US guidance by Giulio Coraggio , Kate Lucente    |  DLA Piper In its February 2015 Report on the Internet of Things (IoT), the FTC estimated that there are now 25 billion connected devices worldwide. Another more conservative report by Gartner estimates there will be 2.9 billion connected devices in the consumer sector this year and 5 billion total, and that total will climb to 25 billion by 2020. Regardless of the accuracy of the numbers, clearly the growth of IoT presents unique challenges because of the sheer variety of “connected devices” – from sprinklers, to fitness trackers, to connected cars – and the data they may collect. It is therefore not surprising that regulators have released privacy and security guidance and frameworks for IoT.   In September 2014, the European Commission’s Ar...