Forum Urges FCC Focus on IoT Privacy and Security in Cyber-Trust Program
The FCC’s voluntary cyber-trust mark program should focus on protecting the security and privacy of IoT devices, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) said in a comment posted Monday in docket 23-239. An increasing number of IoT and consumer devices…
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contain sensors “that measure sound, visuals, movement, temperature, pressure, and other information involving users, bystanders, and the surrounding environment,” the forum said. “As sensors on devices collect more data about users and their environments, those who operate those devices are able to create detailed profiles that may include intimate personal information,” the FPF said: This aggregation of personal data “may allow those collecting it to learn or infer sensitive information about people, or to track people’s behaviors across different spaces.” Comments were due Monday on a Further NPRM on the program, which FCC commissioners approved in March (see 2403180046).