Legislative proposal sent to my Congressman
John R. Levine
johnl at iecc.com
Mon Oct 3 21:14:07 UTC 2016
>> This is where device profiles could help. If enough devices register
>> profiles with the local router, at some point the router's default
>> could be closed, so devices with no profile can't talk to the outside.
>
> That would be nice, but a manufacturer who can't be bothered to take even the
> most basic security precautions certainly isn't going to implement this,
> either.
They will if the routers start rejecting their traffic.
> The only cure to this will be changing the law so that the directors of the
> companies that ship massively insecure devices like these are personally
> liable for all the financial loss attributed to their products. Bankrupt a
> few companies' board of directors and you'll start seeing things change in a
> hurry.
Good luck with that.
R's,
John
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