The automotive industry must start planning and preparing for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which comes into force on 25th May 2018. The GDPR will affect all retailers and manufacturers who collect, store and process customer data – e.g. for promoting deals, sending MOT or service reminders or selling new products. Source: Auto industry […]
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U.S. regulators haven’t done enough to ensure that data transmitted between cars to prevent crashes can’t be hacked and used against drivers, privacy advocates cautioned at a federal forum. Source: Regulators Need Better Tools to Prevent Car Cyberattacks, Privacy Advocates Say – Consumer Reports
US Department of Justice, together with other agencies, is evaluating and trying to predict those risks before they come into reality.
On June 20, 2017, the German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure issued a report on the ethics of Automated and Connected Cars. The Report was developed by a multidisciplinary Ethics Commission established in September 2016 for the purpose of developing essential ethical guidelines for the use of automated and connected cars. Source: Germany […]
In addition to improvements in productivity and eliminating things like traffic, driverless cars will be good for security, he said. Source: Intel CEO Krzanich: Self-driving cars will double as security cameras
Interesting interview with Garry Connolly, from Host In Ireland, who will be giving a keynote Q and A at the upcoming Irish Tech News’ IoT Awards, as lead event sponsors. See more about Garry’s work for Host in Ireland and the Irish GDPR coalition. Source: IOT and data centres provide great opportunities. Garry Connolly, Host in Ireland, […]
The Article 29 Working Party has issued an Opinion on the draft e-privacy regulation proposed by the European Commission on January 10, 2017 (we have previously commented on the draft regulation ). Among other things, the WP 29 appreciated the choice of a regulation rather than a directive, to make it fully complementary with the […]