Security News > 2020 > February > Securing the Internet of Things through Class-Action Lawsuits

This law journal article discusses the role of class-action litigation to secure the Internet of Things.

Basically, the article postulates that market realities will produce insecure IoT devices, and political failures will leave that industry unregulated.

Result: insecure IoT. It proposes proactive class action litigation against manufacturers of unsafe and unsecured IoT devices before those devices cause unnecessary injury or death.

It's a lot to read, but it's an interesting take on how to secure this otherwise disastrously insecure world.

EDITED TO ADD: Consumer Reports recently explored how prevalent arbitration has become in the USA. Posted on February 27, 2020 at 6:03 AM 16 Comments.

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https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2020/02/securing_the_in.html