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California Governor Signs Country's First IoT Security Law

posted by mrpg on Tuesday October 02 2018, @01:30AM   Printer-friendly
from the first-step dept.

"upstart" writes:

California governor signs country's first IoT security law

California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed into law a broad cybersecurity bill governing Internet of Things devices, making the state the first in the nation to adopt such legislation.

Brown signed the bill, SB 327, on Friday. The law mandates that any maker of an Internet-connected, or "smart," device ensure the gadget has "reasonable" security features that "protect the device and any information contained therein from unauthorized access, destruction, use, modification, or disclosure."

In June, California passed a data-privacy law that some have called the country's toughest. It includes stopping the collection and sale of personal data upon request from consumers. The new IoT rule, however, has garnered mixed reviews.

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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 02 2018, @03:13AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 02 2018, @03:13AM (#742623)

    I care about being able to maintain devices after a vendor decides they should bail to push sales towards the next version. Require open-sourcing both hardware and software upon vendor abandonment.

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