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Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

A Federal Trade Commission attempt to rein in a poorly secured IoT device is raising questions over whether the U.S. regulator has the power to crack down on vendors suspected of shoddy practices.

On Thursday, the FTC filed a complaint against Taiwanese manufacturer D-Link Systems that charged the company's internet routers and web cameras can easily be hacked, putting consumers at risk.

But the FTC's complaint doesn't cite evidence that the products have been breached, only the potential for harm to consumers.

That's among the reasons D-Link is contesting the complaint. "Notably, the complaint does not allege any breach of a D-Link Systems device," it said in a statement.

"Instead, the FTC speculates that consumers were placed 'at risk' to be hacked, but fails to allege, as it must, that actual consumers suffered," the company said.

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Original Submission

1. "following story" - http://www.computerworld.com/article/3155464/security/the-ftc-iot-security-case-against-d-link-is-a-test-of-power.html
2. "complaint" - http://www.pcworld.com/article/3154819/security/ftc-goes-after-d-link-for-shoddy-security-in-routers-cameras.html
3. "statement" - http://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10069
4. "Original Submission" - https://soylentnews.org/submit.pl?op=viewsub&subid=17882

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