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Didn't we try this same argument already with gun manufacturers? How well did that work? The problem with holding manufacturers responsible for releasing a pot
by tombrossman 10y ago
Didn't we try this same argument already with gun manufacturers? How well did that work?
The problem with holding manufacturers responsible for releasing a potentially dangerous product is that the manufacturers view compliance with regulation as an obstacle to maximizing profits, and seek to avoid it. Manufacturing is also centralized and they organize and lobby politicians to influence regulation.
Consumers are distributed and disorganized, and I predict that blame for not securing your IOT device(s) will stay with consumers for the foreseeable future.
I agree some standardized testing would be a good idea though.
- x86_64Ubuntu 10y agoYou can't shoot someone halfway across the world with a gun you buy at WalMart.
- Spivak 10y agoRight, but if you keep your gun under your mattress, someone steals it, and then uses it to shoot someone halfway across the world it's not you're fault. It's like door locks -- we use them because thieves exist and we would rather manage keys than go though the effort of recovering our stolen goods, but even if someone doesn't have one, it's still always the fault of the thief.
- marmot777 10y agoWhat if door manufactures sold doors with locks that had a super easy way to pick them built into the locks that came with the doors? I'm not disagreeing with but just imagine how angry the public would get.
- marmot777 10y agoNot only that presumably gun manufacturers do not insert backdoors on their products or otherwise make the easier to steal through gross negligence. Many of these IoT manufactures clearly paid zero attention to security. That's unacceptable.