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I generally agree with this, but with respect to IoT, let's be honest: these are things, and they are connecting to the Internet from some country. Would it be
by cobbzilla 10y ago
I generally agree with this, but with respect to IoT, let's be honest: these are things, and they are connecting to the Internet from some country.
Would it be so bad if the law required "any connected device sold in the US must permit firmware updates, at least for security patches?"
If the devices are on a US network, it seems reasonable to require them to meet certain standards. Other countries can set their own standards, just like we have FCC standards for wifi/spectrum usage in the US, and in the EU the CE sets the standards. This has not balkanized wifi; if properly done, I don't think it would balkanize IoT.
- taeric 10y agoThe problem with "permitting firmware updates, at least for security updates", is there are no vendors that only do security updates. Our industry is guilty of using security updates as the proverbial carrot. :(
- TeMPOraL 10y agoIndeed; since I first had a cable connection, I remember the software industry using automated updates as a continuous delivery platform. That's why I always hated updates and often disabled them in the past (back when I could feel the impact on my Internet connection and processing power).