The emergence of a variety of brands of smart devices on the one hand, make human activities increasingly facilitated. However, on the other hand the presence of the device is considered alarming. User data privacy is threatened, because smart devices have the ability to monitor user.
Head of the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Edith Ramirez, confirmed it in a discussion in the arena of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2015, Las Vegas, USA.
Launch the BBC, Wednesday, January 7th, 2015, for the Ramirez urged technology companies can ensure a minimum gadget collects user data.
Ramirez felt, warning it reasoned. He estimated that, in the very near future the world are increasingly exposed to the Internet of things (IOT), which will hit all regions ranging from the home, car, and products are subject to human (wearable). Smart devices that are present in human activities with sensors that can monitor users.
Consequently, important data such as credit history, health, preferences confidence, to get family, friends, and others could be leaked.
In fact, he added, without realizing technological devices can monitor what users are doing. These women propose a simple example, such as when users watch television. With the smart TV, kind of spectacle user preferences can be tracked.
The danger, of this kind of information can diumbar to other organizations to be used for commercial purposes. "Will you who are not aware of information that will be shared to others?" said he asked.
Female boss was aware, IOT does have benefits to boost economic growth and quality of health. However, he reminded the IOT should not compromising individual privacy.
"I question the idea that we should put the user at risk of sensitive data, which is a day of Companies may find the value of that information," he explained.
He said that the data has become a necessity for and treatment of the data can be used for specific purposes that are more useful.
Closing the discussion opportunity, Ramirez added that any company that ignored the privacy of users will get social sanction, not to be trusted again by the consumer.
