Abstract
Animal healthcare robots are a form of healthcare or wellness devices that possess the appearance of animals or pets and that collect data on the user. The appearance, use, and nature of data collected by these robots illustrate two types of devices for which privacy regulation falls short: Internet of Things (“IoT”) devices and healthcare devices. This paper surveys the animal healthcare robots currently in the market, details the special privacy concerns associated with such robots, examines the current state of potentially relevant privacy laws, and makes recommendations for privacy regulation in the future.
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77
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Sulaf Al-Saif,
Animal Healthcare Robots: The Case for Privacy Regulation,
14 Wash. J. L. Tech. & Arts
77
(2019).
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/wjlta/vol14/iss2/2