🔥 DPP: Transparency… or a gateway to industrial espionage?
The Digital Product Passport (DPP) is a regulatory initiative, particularly in the EU, designed to provide structured digital information about a product’s origin, composition, lifecycle, and environmental impact across its value chain.
It is often presented as a major step forward.
But in industry, let’s ask the real question:
👉 Does publishing technical data, system architectures, or the operating logic of safety components risk opening the door to industrial espionage?
👉 Could it even increase exposure to corruption risks by providing access to overly sensitive information?
The DPP enforces accessibility and traceability.
❌ It does NOT mean revealing trade secrets or exposing your entire know-how.
A poorly managed DPP can lead to:
- Exposed competitive advantages
- Readable and potentially vulnerable critical systems
- Major strategic risks
🎯 An uncomfortable truth:
The DPP can become a goldmine…
👉 for competitors
👉 for malicious actors (theft, sabotage, etc.)
🚨 Defining risk levels and access controls is not optional — it’s essential.
👉 Prioritizing confidentiality while enabling conditional and tailored access — even for authorities — is already a strong demonstration of transparency.
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