On September 23, the Colombian Superintendence of Industry and Commerce participated in the Global Privacy Scan (source document in Spanish), organized by the Global Privacy Enforcement Network. The program examined approximately 300 devices related to Internet of Things (Internet de las Cosas), such as internet-connected thermostats and health monitor watches, in order to find out how producers informed consumers about the processing of personal data. The results indicated that six out of 10 Internet of Things devices do not properly disclose to consumers how their personal data will be used.
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