The Fcc Has Probably Killed A Plan To Improve Smart Home Security

The US Cyber Trust Mark Program, an Energy Star-style certification for smart location security, could beryllium winding down little than a twelvemonth aft it launched. Safety testing institution UL Solutions has announced that it is stepping down arsenic nan program's lead administrator, conscionable a fewer months aft nan Federal Communications Commission (FCC) began investigating it complete ties to China.

The Cyber Trust Mark Program hasn't been officially unopen down yet, but nan nonaccomplishment of its lead administrator leaves it successful limbo. It wouldn't beryllium nan first information programme nan FCC axed this year. In November, nan FCC rolled backmost cybersecurity regulations for telecom companies …

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