Report to U.S.-China panel: China's IoT threats increase need for new U.S. data protection law

By Rick Weber / October 26, 2018 at 7:00 AM
The Chinese government's involvement in and manipulation of emerging Internet of Things technologies, both through investments and espionage, pose a risk to U.S. national security and economic interests, according to a new report for a congressionally mandated commission, which calls for a federal law on protecting data and privacy to counter these threats. IoT is "emerging as the next front in global network infrastructure, with potentially transformative benefits across a range of applications and services," states the report by research...

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