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Design Concepts to Satisfy User Data Accessibility of IoT Devices Postulated by the EU Data Act

Authors:
Felix Fischer
Paul Seidel
Dirk Labudde

Keywords: EU data act; data availability; IoT; smart home; design.

Abstract:
The Data Act of the European Union (EU-2023/2854) came into effect on the 11th of January 2024. Coming September 2025 the 20-month grace period for adoption will end, after which full compliance with the regulation will be necessary. Implementation depends on multiple factors, including the infrastructure in place currently. Accordingly, a typical operation of a smart home device is chosen as the basis for this paper. Sharing the data with the user is of particular interest to the user in this scenario. We describe different implementations designed to satisfy the requirements established by the EU Data Act. In our view, there exist four distinct design solutions to address those requirements. Access can be granted via the data-generating device, a user-hosted server, a smart home hub or the existing cloud. Design proposals are discussed to explain the benefits and disadvantages of each solution. We arrive at the conclusion that expanding existing cloud Application Program Interfaces (APIs) would be the preferred method for most Internet of Things (IoT) devices. However, sharing data via a local controller could also be an effective solution.

Pages: 1 to 4

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2025

Publication date: March 9, 2025

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-443X

ISBN: 978-1-68558-234-0

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Dates: from March 9, 2025 to March 13, 2025