- [Instructor] A majority of IoT devices are used
to collect user data and transfer the data to another place
for data storage, assessment or analysis.
Using sensitive personal data in this way
can quickly become a legal issue.
The main concern is that this data might be used
by other parties for both beneficial
and discrimination purposes,
like health insurance, commuting,
travel information, and so on.
Consider using IoT devices for public safety,
like surveillance cameras.
An example is UK.
The UK has a reputation around the world
for being one of the highest users of surveillance cameras.
An estimation is between four to 5.9 million cameras.
Concerns were raised as this puts the privacy of the public
at risk of being invaded on a mass scale without its consent
due to the collection of big data
with the integration of video surveillance.
A couple of key questions are:
Who become responsible for the footage,
how long to keep it, and how to ensure
the proper secure data storage and protection?
These scenarios and others raise a question
about the legal consideration for the IoT devices
in data collection.
Now, this takes us to the question of whether standards
need to specify the design requirements
and customer protection regulations
pertaining to the data generated by the IoT device?
However, sometimes having such strict regulations
can limit interoperability between devices used
within an IoT ecosystem.
So while we can enjoy the applications of Internet of Things
involving in our daily lives,
by using the different IoT products and systems,
at the same time, keeping in mind
that IoT raises significant challenges
that could stand in the way
of realizing its potential benefits.