Regulating the Internet of Things: First Steps Toward Managing Discrimination, Privacy, Security & Consent by Scott R. Peppet :: SSRN
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Summary:
This Article shows that four inherent aspects of sensor-based technologies — the compounding effects of what computer scientists call “sensor fusion,” the near impossibility of truly de-identifying sensor data, the likelihood that Internet of Things devices will be inherently prone to security flaws, and the difficulty of meaningful consumer consent in this context — create very real discrimination, privacy, security, and consent problems.
“antidiscrimination law does not prevent economic sorting based on our personalities, habits, and character traits . . . insurers are free to avoid insuring—or charge more to—those with risk preferences they find too expensive to insure.”