On September 16, the Article 29 Working Party adopted an opinion on recent developments on the "internet of things," in which it specifically investigates three areas: wearable computing, quantified self, and home automation-related devices. The opinion provides stakeholders with practical recommendations for the implementation of the EU data protection rules that focus on obligations imposed on the stakeholders, rights of the users of connected objects, and data security that must be implemented by data controllers.
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