The rise of connected devices represents one of the most significant technological revolutions of the 21st century.
Regulation of Connected Devices and Artificial Intelligence
By collecting, transmitting, and analyzing data in real time, these devices are reshaping a wide range of sectors, including healthcare, industry, consumer goods, and urban development. From smartwatches that monitor vital signs to thermostats that learn our habits to optimize energy management, as well as smart cars, predictive maintenance in the workplace, and security systems, connected devices bring an era of unprecedented technological innovation. At the same time, they raise a complex set of legal issues, which this book explores in detail.
Connected devices are now central to a vast array of national and European regulations. Some, such as the European Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), target them directly; others apply because of the embedded systems or specific functionalities they rely on, as is the case with the Artificial Intelligence Act and the GDPR.
- How prepared are manufacturers, importers, distributors, and users of these connected devices to implement all these rules?
- What are the legal, organizational, and technical consequences they must face?
These are just a few of the questions this book aims to answer.
This work is a complete overhaul of the book on Connected Devices and Telecommunications (Minilex : Droit des objets connectés et télécoms), originally written by Frédéric Forster and published in the Lexing Technologies avancées & Droit collection in 2017.
About the Author
Frédéric Forster, is a Paris-based lawyer and Head of Telecommunications at Lexing, a leading law firm in digital and advanced technology law since 1978.
He is the Executive Vice-President of the Lexing® network, the world’s leading international network of lawyers dedicated to digital and emerging law.
He is also the co-author of several works, including:
- « Le Data Protection Officer : une nouvelle fonction dans l’entreprise » [ The Data Protection Officer: A New Corporate Function];
- « Informatique, Télécoms, Internet » (Mémento EFL) [IT, Telecommunications, and the Internet] (Mémento EFL);
- « Droit des objets connectés et télécoms » [Connected Devices and Telecommunications];
- the French chapter of the Telecoms, Media & Internet Laws and Regulations guide (The International Comparative Legal Guides).
Our advice:
Frédéric Forster, « IA, droit et réglementation des objets connectés », (Technologies avancées et droit), éd. Larcier-Intersentia, 180 p., March 2026.