Overview
Steptoe associate Christopher Suarez co-edited a book published by the American Bar Association titled "The Internet of Things: Legal Issues, Policy, & Practical Strategies." The book addresses legal issues that span the IoT, including issues relating to privacy and cybersecurity, intellectual property, insurance, and much more. In addressing these issues, the book discusses numerous emerging technologies such as drones, autonomous vehicles, blockchain, and 5G. In addition to co-editing the entire volume, Chris wrote and contributed two chapters of the book. One chapter Chris wrote, "IoT Licensing Issues and Interoperability," addresses the implications of the IoT on the licensing and standardization of wireless technologies, and another chapter, "Challenges for Electronic Discovery in the IoT Era," considers how e-discovery may evolve in a world with more and more IoT devices.