Earlier this month the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released its Draft NISTIR 8267, Security Review of Consumer Home Internet of Things (IoT) Products, for public comment. NIST will accept public comments on the report through November 1, 2019.
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China Regulates Smart Device Manufacturers’ Use of Pre-installed Apps
By Inside Privacy on
China’s Ministry of Internet and Information Technology (“MIIT”) has promulgated a new regulation targeting manufacturers of mobile smart devices (such as smart phones) that prohibits them from preinstalling certain apps that raise privacy, security, or prohibited content concerns. Entitled “Notice Regarding Strengthening the Management of Network Access for Mobile Smart Terminals,” the new regulation forbids mobile smart device manufacturers from pre-installing any app that:
- collects or modifies a user’s personal information without express notification and user consent;
- accesses a network without express notification or consent, causing unauthorized bandwidth use, monetary loss, information disclosure, or other negative consequences;
- affects the smart device’s normal operations or the safe operation of the telecommunications network;
- contains content restricted by PRC law (e.g., obscene, anti-government, or hate speech); or
- infringes a user’s personal information, safety, legitimate rights or interests, or prejudices the security of network information.
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