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Deploying medical sensor networks in the cloud - Accountability obligations from a european perspective

Abstract

The right to data protection is a highly developed area of law in Europe. At the same time cloud technology has become a routine part of the European citizens' digital life. One relevant development is medical sensor networks, which are seeing increased use for monitoring health and well-being for e.g. of elderly people living at home. The large amount of data generated by such sensors indicates that it would be suitable to employ a cloud-based solution for processing and storage, but since the sensor data represent sensitive personal data, there are many challenges that must be addressed. This paper identifies and explores a number of accountability obligations that arise.

Category

Academic chapter

Language

English

Author(s)

Affiliation

  • SINTEF Digital / Software Engineering, Safety and Security
  • United Kingdom

Year

2014

Publisher

IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)

Book

2014 IEEE Seventh International Conference on Cloud Computing CLOUD 2014, Anchorage, Alaska, 27 June–2 July 2014

ISBN

9781479950638

Page(s)

898 - 905

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