The Government announce a call for views on their proposals for regulating the cyber security of consumer ‘smart’ products

By July 16, 2020 Press Releases

On 16 July 2020, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport announced a call for views on the Government’s proposals for regulating the cyber security of consumer ‘smart’ products.

The Government has published proposals for a new law that will help protect millions of smart device users from cyber criminals. The proposals detail the scope of the proposed legislation and the proposed new cyber security requirements for consumer smart products. It also describes what obligations could be placed upon the manufacturers and retailers of these products, and proposals for the enforcement of the requirements.

The call for views requests opinions and feedback on the Government’s proposed approach.

More information on the call for views can be found here.

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