EU Data Act explained - GDPR 2.0, even more effort or false alarm?
The EU Data Act follows the EU GDPR, which came into force in 2018 and ushered in a new era of data protection law. However, what previously only applied to personal data is now being applied to all types of usage data in IoT and digital products - because only what has been contractually agreed may be processed. On this basis, users are also granted far-reaching rights to the usage data in smart home appliances, for example.