ABSTRACT

This article introduces information gathered through 21 semi-structured interviews conducted with UK, EU and international professionals in the field of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance and technology design, with a focus on the smart home context and vulnerable people using smart products. Those discussions gave various insights and perspectives into how the two communities (lawyers and technologists) view intricate practical data protection challenges in this specific setting. The variety of interviewees allowed to compare different approaches to data protection compliance topics. Answers to the following questions were provided: when organisations develop and/or deploy smart devices that use personal data, do they take into consideration the needs of vulnerable groups of people to comply with the GDPR? What are the underlying issues linked to the practical data protection law challenges faced by organisations working on smart devices used by vulnerable persons? How do experts perceive data protection law-related problems in this context?

摘要

本文介绍了通过对英国、欧盟和国际通用数据保护条例 (GDPR) 合规性和技术设计领域的专业人士进行的 21 次半结构化访谈收集的信息，重点关注智能家居环境和使用智能产品的弱势群体。这些讨论就两个社区（律师和技术专家）如何看待这一特定环境中复杂的实际数据保护挑战提供了各种见解和观点。不同的受访者可以比较数据保护合规性主题的不同方法。提供了以下问题的答案：当组织开发和/或部署使用个人数据的智能设备时，他们是否考虑了弱势群体遵守 GDPR 的需求？从事弱势群体使用的智能设备工作的组织面临哪些实际数据保护法挑战相关的根本问题？在此背景下，专家如何看待数据保护法相关问题？