We kick off this week with an in-depth discussion of the NTIA's suggestions for regulating consumer privacy in a digital era. It's a long discussion, but one worth having, and we welcome your thoughts as well. From there, we talk about botnets, … [Read more...]
Podcast: Meet the Digital Standard for IoT security and privacy
The battle for more secure IoT products will get its day in court now that a judge has rejected requests for summary judgment in a case pitting the FTC against D-Link. The agency called out D-Link for making insecure routers and cameras. Now, the … [Read more...]
The internet of things is becoming a surveillance tool
Whenever I'm away from home, in the morning I like to check in on my family by looking at the doorbell camera where I can see them leave for work and school. In the evening, I can generally tell if my daughter is upstairs in her room based on the … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for June 22, 2018
Rigado gets $15 million for edge services: If a company wants to create some kind of connected service, it has a long road ahead. It must figure out the connected devices it wants to use (or build), what cloud it wants to use (or build), and get a … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Feb. 2, 2017
Will the new FTC be less into privacy? The new members of the Federal Trade Commission are more experienced with antitrust than with privacy enforcement, which is making attorneys who monitor the agency concerned that those members will be less … [Read more...]