Cybersecurity Labeling for Smart Devices Aims to Cut Hacking Vulnerabilities July 20, 2023 The Biden administration and major consumer technology players on Tuesday launched an effort to put a nationwide cybersecurity certification and...
U.S. Consumers Value Data Privacy Over Savings in Home, Auto Insurance: Policygenius October 6, 2022 Despite inflation and rising costs, most Americans would rather pay more for insurance coverage than use data-monitoring devices, according to...
Amazon Keeps Growing, and So Does Its Cache of Data on You August 25, 2022 By Haleluya Hadero From what you buy online, to how you remember tasks, to when you monitor your doorstep, Amazon is seemingly everywhere....
Flaws in Smart Home Devices May Mean False Sense of Security May 8, 2019 Researchers at North Carolina State University have identified design flaws in “smart home” Internet-of-Things devices that allow third parties to...
Google, Amazon Expanding Smart Home Device Data Gathering February 12, 2019 By Matt Day As Amazon.com Inc. and Google work to place their smart speakers at the center of the internet-connected home, both technology...
Smart Home Product Security Risks Can Be Alarming January 3, 2019 By TAMARA DIETRICH, The Daily Press Say you’re on your laptop at Starbucks, minding your own business, when an acquaintance of yours across the room isn’t...
How Big Tech Flirted with Insurance in 2018 January 2, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson The almost weekly headlines about insurers and venture capitalists investing in insurtechs and tech-savvy insurance startups sometimes blocked the view...
Travelers Teams with Amazon to Offer Smart Home Products, Insurance Quotes October 16, 2018 The Travelers Companies Inc. is teaming up with Amazon to offer smart home kits, insurance quotes and risk management information...
Lowdown on Smart Home Devices March 20, 2018 By Pamela Simpson This week’s Lowdown highlights interesting results from a new report by Parks Associates entitled, Market Snapshot: Insurance, Consumers, and Smart...
Can Your ‘Smart’ Appliances Be Trusted with Your Personal Data? Probably Not… September 2, 2016 By Marie Mawad and Stefan Nicola Your fridge is getting so smart, security-software maker Kaspersky Lab thinks you probably shouldn’t trust it. As makers of household...