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

Hi Jim,


On 4/10/17 2:49 PM, Jim Reid wrote:
>> On 10 Apr 2017, at 13:31, Johan Helsingius <julf at julf.com> wrote:
>>
>> Do I really want my house
>> thermostat to stop working because my ISP doesn't like me
>> running a tor node, and do I really want to lose my whole
>> Internet connectivity because someone hacked my toaster?
> I’d be surprised if your ISP’s T&Cs don’t already have an over-arching clause which covers this sort of thing. “You agree we can cut you off whenever we feel like it for blah, blah, blah...” Unsecured IoT devices (whatever that may mean) will be just another thing an ISP would add to that list. Assuming it wasn’t already covered by a “causing damage to the network” clause or some such.
>
> Oh and if your hacked toaster was damaging my interwebs, I’d *want* your ISP to pull the plug.
>
>

The question is whether there is something more that an ISP can do
besides simply pulling the plug?  Would a provider want to help the
consumer protect him or herself, and would the consumer want that?

Eliot

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