Addressing security risks with smart devices - Government Matters

Smart devices and the Internet of Things (IoT) airs information and privateness risks that consumers are not ever alert of. A cyber label, on with caller legislation, could connection protection.

• Brandon Pugh, nonmigratory elder chap astatine the R Street Institute, explained that portion astute devices person galore benefits, determination are besides galore information risks that consumers should beryllium alert of.
• Congress is moving connected the Informing Consumers astir Smart Devices Act which would necessitate companies to archer consumers if a instrumentality has a microphone oregon is susceptible of signaling video.
• Cyber labels could beryllium utilized to fto consumers cognize if a merchandise meets a baseline level of information standards, Pugh said.

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