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Right Out of the Box: California Enacts First-of-its-Kind Statute Regulating Internet-of-Things

<b><i>Companies Impacted By California's SB-327 — Especially Manufacturers and Distributors of IoT Devices — Should Work to Ensure Compliance With the Act As Soon As Possible If Regulatory Fallout Is to Be Avoided Come January 2020</b></i><p>While a great deal of attention has focused on the California Consumer Privacy Act, California also passed a less-publicized, but highly critical, statute that will regulate certain aspects of Internet of Things device security.

8 minute read December 01, 2018 at 01:10 AM
By
Michael Bahar, Frank Nolan and Trevor Satnick
Right Out of the Box: California Enacts First-of-its-Kind Statute Regulating Internet-of-Things

The California legislature had a big year in 2018. While a great deal of attention has focused on the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA)

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