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A Commercial Law of Privacy and Security for the Internet of Things
  • Stacy-Ann Elvy
  • Published online:
    17 August 2021
    Print publication:
    29 July 2021
  • In the Internet of Things (IoT) era, online activities are no longer limited to desktop or laptop computers, smartphones and tablets. Instead, these activities now include ordinary tasks, such as using an internet-connected refrigerator or washing machine. At the same time, the IoT provides unlimited opportunities for household objects to serve as surveillance devices that continually monitor, collect and process vast quantities of our data. In this work, Stacy-Ann Elvy critically examines the consumer ramifications of the IoT through the lens of commercial law and privacy and security law. The book provides concrete legal solutions to remedy inadequacies in the law that will help usher in a more robust commercial law of privacy and security that protects consumer interests.

  • Introduction

  • Stacy-Ann Elvy, University of California, Davis
  • Book:
    A Commercial Law of Privacy and Security for the Internet of Things
    Published online:
    17 August 2021
    Print publication:
    29 July 2021, pp 1-22

  • Summary

    We now live in a world where we can obtain current information about a global pandemic from our smartphones and Internet of Things (IoT) devices.1 The recent novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is not just a public health emergency. The pandemic has forced us to further evaluate the extent to which privacy should give way to public health threats and resulting technological innovations.2 It directly raises questions about whether legal frameworks governing our privacy should be relaxed to address public health concerns, and if any such relaxation will continue post pandemic to permanently undermine our privacy.3