The presentation covers the main legal issues affecting technologies in the Internet of Things enviroment such as wearable technologies, ehealth devices, smarth home and smart city tools with reference to data protection, telecom, cybercrime, life sciences and regulatory matters.
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Legal issues of the Internet of Things
1. Webinar
Legal issues of the
Internet of Things,
wearable technologies and
eHealth
Global Outsourcing Association of Lawyers (GOAL)
Giulio Coraggio
DLA Piper Italy
giulio.coraggio@dlapiper.com
September 18, 2014
2. Internet of Things – definition
"A proposed development of the Internet in which everyday
objects have network connectivity, allowing them to send and
receive data" (Oxford English Dictionary)
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3. But what is all about?
Wearable Technologies
eHealth and Telemedicine
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4. But not just that…
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5. The IoT market in figures…
$ 7.1 trillion in volume of sales
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6. What legal issues?
1. Data protection and privacy
2. Telecom
3. Life science obligations
4. Liability of providers
5. Intellectual property
6. Cybercrime
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7. Privacy - Processing of users' data
Which data protection law applies?
What consent and authorizations are required? and in the case
of health or biometric data?
What data can be accessed?
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8. Privacy - Actors, uses and when they apply
Relationship between the parties involved
buyer/sponsor
platform/cloud provider
entity collecting the data
Purposes of processing of data
Transfer of personal data outside the EEA
What are anonymous data?
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9. Privacy - Security and sanctions
What security measures shall be adopted?
strict measures depending on processed data
data breach
Sanctions
fines
5% of the global group turnover
criminal penalties
claims
Investigations of Italian data protection authority on health and
wellness applications
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10. Telecom - What obligations?
Required telecom license?
Usage of allocated Spectrum for Internet of Things
communications
Interconnection, interoperability and portability of the service
Numbering and addresses
Permanent roaming
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11. Life science obligations
Is the software/hardware a medical device?
What obligations are triggered and how to treat upgrades?
Telemedicine
Licensing and reimbursement
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12. Liability of providers
Product liability
How to identify the entity liabie for the misuse?
How are the supplier and the buyer protected?
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13. Intellectual property - What is patentable?
Battle for patents on wearable tech
Recent cross license agreements for existing and new patents
between Samsung and Google/Ericsson
Acquisition by Google of patents
Patentabillty of wearable "gestures"…
Recent Google US patent on "heart gesture"
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14. Cybercrime - What risk and liabilities?
Security measures required under privacy regulations
Internal policies on usage of computer devices
Data breach
Potential corporate criminal liability
Internal code of conduct
Insurance coverage
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15. Thank you!
Giulio Coraggio
DLA Piper Italy
T +39 02 80 618 619
M +39 334 68 81 147
E giulio.coraggio@dlapiper.com
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Notas del editor
Ralph Loren - Polo Tech smart shirt presented during the US Open
delibera working party sulle app
autorizzazione generale del Garante
notifica al Garante della privacy per profilazione e utilizzo di dati biometrici
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