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IoT news of the week for Nov. 18, 2022

November 18, 2022 by Stacey Higginbotham

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Twilio launches asset tracking service as part of IoT platform expansion: Twilio, which put a toehold into the IoT with its acquisition of Electric Imp back in July 2020, and the creation of a new IoT platform two months later, has finally launched … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Aquara, data privacy, encryption, FTC, ibm, ibm watson, IIoT, iot, LTE Cat M1, Mozilla, NB-IoT, OnLogic, raspberry pi, Renesas, surveillance, Twilio

How does Matter handle IoT device security?

October 31, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel

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On a recent Internet of Things Podcast episode, we took a question from our Voicemail hotline from Greg. He's asking how Matter handles IoT device security, which is a great question. It's also a timely one as we expect to see Matter-certified device … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: certificates, CSA, data security, device security, encryption, Matter, smart home, Thread, Wi-Fi

Arm’s confidential compute will boost security starting around 2024

June 23, 2021 by Stacey Higginbotham

If Arm has its way, some time in 2024 or 2025 you might be able to buy a phone that can process your health data securely on the device, or an industrial client might be able to run a proprietary algorithm on a gateway device that's shared by others … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: AI, ARM, confidential computing, data security, encryption, secure enclave

These are the security features you should look for when buying smart home devices

January 27, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel

By now you probably read last week's story about the former ADT employee who tapped into home security cameras and watched private moments nearly 10,000 times over a five-year period. He was able to do this because he quietly added his email address … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: 2FA, adt, Amazon, Apple, Canary, data privacy, encryption, google, homekit, nest, Ring, security, smart home, smart speakers, webcams, Wyze

Does Clear share your biometric data with Hertz for faster vehicle rentals?

September 23, 2019 by Kevin C. Tofel

On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Drew called into our voicemail hotline with an interesting question. Drew uses his Clear membership to speed through airport security: The paid service verifies a travelers identity as a "safe" flyer, allowing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: biometric data, biometrics, Clear, encryption, Hertz, identity, privacy

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