Mikheil Shengelia

On July 16th, 2020, the European Commission launched an antitrust inquiry into the Internet of Things (IoT). The focus of the inquiry is on consumer products and services that “are connected to a network and can be controlled at a distance, for example via a voice assistant or mobile device”.

Organizations that rely on alternative data should ensure that their diligence process includes questions regarding the EU data transfer mechanisms used by the data brokers, and their sources, and obtain contractual assurances that the transfer was legal under all applicable laws.

The new iOS 14 will allow consumers to limit how much location information they have to share and provides users with more options to restrict what information they have to share on apps.