There’s more data flowing to third parties from internet of things (IoT) devices in the U.S. compared to devices used in the U.K., according to a new report. But the days of the U.S. being a data sharing “open season” may be numbered.
The “Information Exposure From Consumer IoT Devices: A Multidimensional, Network-Informed Measurement Approach” report conducted by Northeastern University and Imperial College London found that U.S. IoT devices contacted more third-parties than their UK counterparts, possibly because they aren’t held to the European Union’s strict data privacy regulations. The two universities studied the data flows and encryption of 46 smart devices purchased and used in the U.S. and 35 IoT devices purchased and used in the U.K.
