Official guidance · EDPB Guidelines 2/2023, para. 57
Internet of Things and connected devices
In plain English
Devices that produce information continuously, for example through built-in sensors, and share it over networks. Regulators treat connected devices such as cars as terminal equipment, so the ePrivacy rules on accessing device information can apply.
The official text
IoT (Internet of Things) devices produce information continuously over time, for example through sensors embedded in the device, which may or may not be locally pre-processed.
the connected vehicle and device connected to it should be considered as a “terminal equipment” (just like a computer, a smartphone or a smart TV) and provisions of art. 5(3) ePrivacy directive apply where relevant.
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