The FTC will follow up Tuesday’s Internet of...
The FTC will follow up Tuesday’s Internet of Things workshop with a report on IoT privacy best practices, said Bureau of Consumer Protection Director Jessica Rich in the event’s closing remarks. The report will “capture all the great things we…
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learned today,” Rich said. “This is the beginning of our conversation.” The comment period for the report will stay open until mid-January and the report will drop sometime in the spring, said an FTC spokesman. It’s unclear exactly what role the FTC should take in regulating IoT, Rich said. While it’s clear “industry must step up to ensure privacy and security safeguards are baked into the products and services we talked about today,” the FTC is still “grappling with when and how” to disseminate privacy and security best practices for the IoT, she said. Commissioner Maureen Ohlhausen gave her thoughts on the FTC’s role in the matter, earlier at the event: “The FTC’s approach of doing policy R&D to get a good understanding of the technology, educating consumers and businesses about how to maximize its benefits and reduce its risks, and using our traditional enforcement tools to challenge any harms that do arise offers, in my opinion, the best approach.”