Proposed label would tell you security and privacy features of smart devices
By: Scripps National
and last updated 2020-12-16 11:09:47-05
We have increasingly been hearing about security and privacy problems with smart devices that are connected to the internet. All of these devices, from doorbells to thermostats, could one day have what s almost like a nutrition label on them.
The label would tell you about the security and privacy features of the device.
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University came up with the design for what the label could look like.
The researchers want to have the label on the packaging and the website. They expect there would still be impulse buys where you would disregard the label, but it would help in other situations.