Ethics related to smart textiles have a lot to tackle. Ethics, understood as the way how the new and smart applications that smart textiles provide, are a sensitive topic. And it is sensitive because most of those applications manage not only personal and private data of the person who is using the wearable, but also vital (physiological) data, especially when we are talking about smart protective equipment.
Furthermore, not only the data management is a key factor to consider in guaranteeing a safe use of the smart textiles, but also safety issues directly related with the health and/or potential health damages a wearable could generate on humans.
This paper attempts to explain how both data and physical care are crucial factors to take care about when we are using smart textiles products in order to ensure its safety in all its dimensions, not only when it is being used but also afterwards. Particularly, the paper will focus on the data protection regulation on the European Union and on some theory and practical cases about physical security and ethics.