US senators plan IoT legislation requiring vendors to secure their products

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New legislation to be introduced in the US Senate next week would impose minimum security standards on IoT devices and protect 'good faith' hackers

US lawmakers in the Senate, America's upper-house, are planning to introduce draft legislation next week that would require makers of Internet of Things and other connected devices to ensure that t...

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