[iot-discussion] What role does the SP play in protecting consumers re IoT?

Hi Eliot,

This is very much in line with what I have in mind for the BoF session in Prague.

Many people keep referring to “seat belts”. And while the analogy might not hold, this was also flagged during the IGF in Guadalajara in relation to the regulation of road access.

While very open, in the end access to roads is regulated in a sense that in order to drive on them, people are required to have a driving license but also the vehicle they use needs to adhere to a number of safety and registration requirements. More, in a lot of countries, the vehicle needs to have some “clean bill of health” in the form of M.O.T equivalent regular mandatory checks.

As I said, the analogy does not hold, but if it would the access provider is the most likely party to control access as they are the ones providing the drive way from your own yard to the public road system.

So I think your question is a very valid one. With all the issues and attacks to the infrastructure on which we all, including those access providers, depend. How much interest, pending technical feasible options, is there amongst the operators to act as this “filter”, preventing unsafe devices to harm others or the “road” itself.

Regards,

Marco Hogewoning
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> On 10 Apr 2017, at 13:08, Eliot Lear <lear at cisco.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> Marco and I have been talking.  There is a discussion forming about the
> role of the consumer and the role of the manufacturer around protecting
> against invasions of privacy, and other security faux pas.  What about
> the role of the service provider?  Can the service provider take a more
> direct part in assisting the consumer in protecting themselves, and if
> so, what help is needed from manufacturers, CPE vendors, and yes,
> companies like mine (Cisco)?  What role does/should the government play?
> 
> These are some pretty hefty questions.  My question to you: is there
> interest in such a dialog?
> 
> Eliot
> 
> 
> 
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