Expert perspectives on GDPR compliance in the context of smart homes and vulnerable persons

Figures & data

Table 1. Lawyers and data protection officers (DPOs).

	Current job/place of work	Years of professional experience	Field of work
Aland	CEO, founder of UK company with 20 employees (part of a larger organisation with around 4000 employees) and Senior Information Regulation Officer	7 years	Smart home devices, digital care for vulnerable and older individuals
Damon	UK Solicitor, Associate at law firm	10 years	Data protection, GDPR, commercial contracts
Neda	Professor of Law at university located in the EU, Advisor on children’s rights	13 years	Data protection, law, smart technologies and children’s rights
Maxwell	Professor of Law at UK university and member of a European Commission expert group	8 years	Intellectual property, consumer protection and data protection law
Avena	Data Protection Officer (DPO) at UK charity (over 250 employees)	10 years	Data protection within an organisation supporting vulnerable adults and children (including through smart products)
Farra	UK Solicitor with experience in both public and private sectors	16 years	Data protection and privacy
Joline	Senior Research Analyst (lawyer) at leading UK research, consultancy and technology development company	13 years	Law, technology, ethics and society, data protection
Maeve	Senior Research Analyst (interdisciplinary with a legal background) at leading UK research, consultancy and technology development company	12 years	Privacy, ethical impact assessments of digital technologies, raising awareness about GDPR for professionals and organisations
Kismet	Researcher at university located in the EU	4 years	Human rights law, privacy, data protection, law and technology, children’s rights
Lari	Senior Research Fellow at university located in Australia	30 years	Internet of things, privacy, communications law
Edmond	Research Associate at UK university	11 years	Data-driven technologies, datafication and social justice

Table 2. Designers and technologists.

	Current job/place of work	Years of professional experience	Field of work
Laine	Researcher at UK university	8 years	Computer science, human–computer interaction, personal data, technology design
Finlay	Research Associate at UK university	10 years	Development of ICT technologies, human–computer interaction, data-driven processes, smart technologies
Beth	Senior Vice President of large US company (previously worked at one of the largest smart home tech companies with operations in the EU)	23 years	Managing smart home-related advertising, sales, product development, engineering, marketing, legal, finance and operations
Edward	Research Fellow at UK university	8 years	Technology design
Lee	Research Fellow at UK university	27 years	Technology design
Sophia	Founder of a charity organisation, of a start-up and Head of Developer Relations in large international technology company	23 years	Vulnerable people, smart devices, technology development, developer relations
Hazen	Founder of UK small and medium-sized enterprise (SME)	17 years	Artificial intelligence, smart devices, technology development
Charlotte	Researcher at US university, Educator on the Internet of Things (IoT)	24 years	Data analytics, product development, internet of things
Emily	Industry Analyst and Founder of US company, Member and Analyst at EU company	20 years	Internet of things, new technologies, artificial intelligence, vulnerable groups
Brennan	Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Founder of UK company (around 10 employees)	23 years	Smart health devices