back to article More time for IoT policy

The US government has extended the public comment period for its green paper on the internet of things by two weeks. The policy paper will take a broad look at the "potential benefits and challenges" of IoT and was announced at the start of April with a deadline of May 23. That has now been extended to June 2. The department …

  1. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    IoT: "If-you-have-to-ask".... The answer is no...

    * Now is not the time for IoT... It should be blindingly obvious from Nest throwing its tech down the toilet, to leaky Kids-toys, to Samsung/LG TV-Spying, to whatever tech is coming next to bite-us-in-the....

    * Anyone for more Zeus-SpyEye Swift-Bangladesh style hacks against every single-online-system in the world? Past form proves, we're not good at balancing risks vs. economic rewards...

    * We need to get our own house in order on just basic security alone... There was a related article recently about the White House studying the benefits of AI. That's laughable considering we can't even secure basic infrastructure, plants, utilities etc....

    * Corporations treat users like Zuck-dumb-f**ks, never listening to feedback... Samsung etc live in a bubble, only looking to egos to create products that no one needs. Coming up with band-aid-apps that need to phone home constantly to get more band-aids...

    * Enough already! But wait! Lets add government to the mix because that usually works, right?... Is anyone there going to listen, never mind understand the answers...???

    * Screw IoT.. Screw Smart... Dumb is king!... I'm keeping my $$$ for hype-free things like world-travel or craft-beer....

  2. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    They really believe in this, that's scary....

    "The Internet of Things has quickly become one of the most important technological trends of this decade. It touches almost every industry and will transform our lives and society worldwide. The explosive growth of connected devices promises both enormous benefits and complex challenges in areas such as health, safety, energy, security, and the environment. "

    https://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2016/us-department-commerce-seeks-comment-potential-policy-issues-related-internet-thi

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