Who gets to use the data generated by a connected product or service? The European Union’s Data Act sets harmonized rules for access to and use of data, including data from those products and services. It is part of a broader shift toward giving people more say over valuable data that companies may hold. section 6.9 section 4.10
The Data Act sits alongside the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Governance Act. Together, these measures are presented as foundations for “Our Data”: a future in which individuals can access, manage, delete, and potentially benefit from data associated with them. Those broad aims do not, by themselves, explain how a particular request for data would work. section 6.10 section 6.9
The change reaches beyond individual choices. Businesses may need help interpreting new rules, managing compliance, securing data, and building services through which people can access or manage it. If you are deciding whom to trust with your data, the practical question is not only what the law promises, but how a company lets you exercise the choices available to you. section 8.1.4 section 4.10
