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

> On 10 Apr 2017, at 14:21, Marco Hogewoning <marcoh at ripe.net> wrote:
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>> 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.
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> (Devil’s advocate)
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> Most of these T&C were drafted in an era when the Internet was mostly “entertainment”. Are these still proportional when I even can’t pay my taxes without access to the Internet?

Probably. For one thing, the toaster in your house wouldn’t be the only device/link that could be used to pay your taxes. Other household appliances are available. :-) And there should be plenty of coffee shops with wifi and the like who could shift those tax-paying bits for you too.
 
>> Oh and if your hacked toaster was damaging my interwebs, I’d *want* your ISP to pull the plug.
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> Agree, but it would be nice if you can just disconnect my toaster and leave my bank account, air conditioning and wine fridge in a working state :)

OTOH if all these things got switched off, I'd have your undivided attention and you’d have have a very strong incentive to get that broken toaster fixed. :-)