1.
Webinar
Legal issues of the
Internet of Things,
wearable technologies and
eHealth
Global Outsourcing Association of Lawyers (GOAL)
Giulio Coraggio
DLA Piper Italy
giulio.coraggio@dlapiper.com
September 18, 2014

2.
Internet of Things – definition
"A proposed development of the Internet in which everyday
objects have network connectivity, allowing them to send and
receive data" (Oxford English Dictionary)
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3.
But what is all about?
Wearable Technologies
eHealth and Telemedicine
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4.
But not just that…
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5.
The IoT market in figures…
$ 7.1 trillion in volume of sales
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6.
What legal issues?
1. Data protection and privacy
2. Telecom
3. Life science obligations
4. Liability of providers
5. Intellectual property
6. Cybercrime
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7.
Privacy - Processing of users' data
 Which data protection law applies?
 What consent and authorizations are required? and in the case
of health or biometric data?
 What data can be accessed?
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8.
Privacy - Actors, uses and when they apply
 Relationship between the parties involved
 buyer/sponsor
 platform/cloud provider
 entity collecting the data
 Purposes of processing of data
 Transfer of personal data outside the EEA
 What are anonymous data?
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9.
Privacy - Security and sanctions
 What security measures shall be adopted?
 strict measures depending on processed data
 data breach
 Sanctions
 fines
 5% of the global group turnover
 criminal penalties
 claims
 Investigations of Italian data protection authority on health and
wellness applications
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10.
Telecom - What obligations?
 Required telecom license?
 Usage of allocated Spectrum for Internet of Things
communications
 Interconnection, interoperability and portability of the service
 Numbering and addresses
 Permanent roaming
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11.
Life science obligations
 Is the software/hardware a medical device?
 What obligations are triggered and how to treat upgrades?
 Telemedicine
 Licensing and reimbursement
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12.
Liability of providers
 Product liability
 How to identify the entity liabie for the misuse?
 How are the supplier and the buyer protected?
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13.
Intellectual property - What is patentable?
 Battle for patents on wearable tech
 Recent cross license agreements for existing and new patents
between Samsung and Google/Ericsson
 Acquisition by Google of patents
 Patentabillty of wearable "gestures"…
 Recent Google US patent on "heart gesture"
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14.
Cybercrime - What risk and liabilities?
 Security measures required under privacy regulations
 Internal policies on usage of computer devices
 Data breach
 Potential corporate criminal liability
 Internal code of conduct
 Insurance coverage
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15.
Thank you!
Giulio Coraggio
DLA Piper Italy
T +39 02 80 618 619
M +39 334 68 81 147
E giulio.coraggio@dlapiper.com
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