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The 'Internet of Things' is linking traditional online devices - such as computers and smartphones - to everyday items such as fridges, thermostats and music systems. (Photo: Marcus JH Brown/Flickr)

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EU e-privacy proposal risks breaking 'Internet of Things'

The 'Internet of Things' - smart devices that transmit data over a network - offer myriad benefits to European society, from helping people keep track of their fitness and providing drivers with live traffic information, to monitoring air quality and automating homes and factories.

But the forthcoming ePrivacy Regulation (ePR) could throw sand in the gears of such...

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Matthew is EUobserver's Opinion Editor. He joined EUobserver in June 2018. Previously he worked as a reporter for The Guardian in London, and as editor for AFP in Paris and DPA in Berlin.

The 'Internet of Things' is linking traditional online devices - such as computers and smartphones - to everyday items such as fridges, thermostats and music systems. (Photo: Marcus JH Brown/Flickr)

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Matthew is EUobserver's Opinion Editor. He joined EUobserver in June 2018. Previously he worked as a reporter for The Guardian in London, and as editor for AFP in Paris and DPA in Berlin.

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