FTC’s unrealistic Internet of Things report calls for smaller data

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a report today (pdf) with recommendations on how to reduce the security and privacy risks for consumers adopting the Internet of Things (IoT).

The report briefly touches on some of the well-known consumer benefits of the IoT – sharing personal health data with doctors, monitoring energy consumption of household appliances, etc. – but focuses primarily on the risks that could arise when more consumer devices are collecting data on their users (the FTC clarified that its report focuses solely on consumer uses for the IoT and not enterprise applications).

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