I know I’m just a communist weirdo, but why on earth can’t we make the companies that sell these Internet of Shit devices liable for the security holes in them?
Yes, I know, lots of them are sold by fly in the night Chinese companies who can and do close up shop every time things get inconvenient for their owners, only to reopen under a new name with allegedly new owners the next day. But at least some of these devices are sold under the label of real companies that can’t close down at the drop of a hat.
If every unpatched security flaw meant, say, a $10 fine per device sold, I think the internet of things would contain a lot less shit awfully fast.
