{"id":27636,"date":"2024-04-29T05:33:58","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T09:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=27636"},"modified":"2024-04-29T06:30:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T10:30:57","slug":"tougher-rules-for-sellers-of-internet-enabled-smart-gadget-devices-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2024\/04\/29\/tougher-rules-for-sellers-of-internet-enabled-smart-gadget-devices-in-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Tougher rules for sellers of internet-enabled smart gadget devices in the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Manufacturers will have to follow stricter rules if they want to sell “smart” gadgets in the UK after a new law came into effect.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022<\/a> (PSTI Act) is designed to ensure there is better security around devices such as baby monitors, televisions and speakers that are linked to the internet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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These gadgets can pose a risk because cyber-criminals use them to hack into home networks and steal private data.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The government said the new law should give consumers “peace of mind”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The risks have ballooned in recent years as our houses have filled with more and more web-linked devices – from games consoles to fitness trackers, doorbells and even dishwashers, also sometimes referred to as the “internet of things”.<\/p>\n

It comes as a home filled with smart devices could be exposed to more than 12,000 hacking attacks from across the world in a single week, with 2,684 attempts to guess weak passwords on five devices, according to an investigation by Which?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Until now, manufacturers were expected to follow security guidelines, but the new law makes three new requirements:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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