Towards an Accountable Internet of Things: A Call for ‘Reviewability’
Norval, C., Cobbe, J. and Singh, J. (2021). Towards an accountable Internet of Things: A call for 'reviewability'. In Privacy by Design for the Internet of Things. The Institution of Engineering and Technology.
28 Pages Posted: 18 Feb 2021
Date Written: 2021
Abstract
As the IoT becomes increasingly ubiquitous, concerns are being raised about how IoT systems are being built and deployed. Connected devices will generate vast quantities of data, which drive algorithmic systems and result in real-world consequences. Things will go wrong, and when they do, how do we identify what happened, why they happened, and who is responsible? Given the complexity of such systems, where do we even begin?
This chapter outlines aspects of accountability as they relate to IoT, in the context of the increasingly interconnected and data-driven nature of such systems. Specifically, we argue the urgent need for mechanisms—legal, technical, and organisational—that facilitate the review of IoT systems. Such mechanisms work to support accountability, by enabling the relevant stakeholders to better understand, assess, interrogate and challenge the connected environments that increasingly pervade our world.
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