Government unveils new laws for IoT and internet-connected devices

Nicholas Fearn
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Government IoT proposals would introduce security labeling to internet-connected devices

Basic cyber security features will need to be built into internet-connected devices under new laws outlined today by the government. Unveiled by Margot James, Minister of State for Digital and C...

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