The FTC on Wednesday announced a settlement with Trendnet over its lax security practices. The action stemmed from privacy invasions that occurred in January 2012, when hackers posted live feeds to the Web from nearly 700 cameras made by the company. “Right now, we’re doing enforcement, as you can see from the Trendnet case,” said FTC spokesperson Peter Kaplan. Trendnet’s settlement prohibits it from misrepresenting the security of its cameras or the security, privacy, confidentiality or integrity of the information that its devices transmit.
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Webcam Maker Takes FTC's Heat for Internet-of-Things Security Failure
Posted by: Richard Adhikari September 5, 2013 03:56 PMThe FTC on Wednesday announced a settlement with Trendnet over its lax security practices. The action stemmed from privacy invasions that occurred in January 2012, when hackers posted live feeds to the Web from nearly 700 cameras made by the company. “Right now, we’re doing enforcement, as you can see from the Trendnet case,” said FTC spokesperson Peter Kaplan. Trendnet’s settlement prohibits it from misrepresenting the security of its cameras or the security, privacy, confidentiality or integrity of the information that its devices transmit.