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canopic jug [soylentnews.org] writes:

David Rosenthal has written a blog post on how end users may be affected by tort law. Specifically, he discusses two points in The Internet of Torts [dshr.org] raised by Rebecca Crootof:

• Introducing the Internet of Torts [blogspot.com], in which she describes "how IoT devices empower companies at the expense of consumers and how extant law shields industry from liability."
• Accountability for the Internet of Torts [blogspot.com], in which she discusses "how new products liability law and fiduciary duties could be used to rectify this new power imbalance and ensure that IoT companies are held accountable for the harms they foreseeably cause.

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