Civil society asks US legislators to adopt UK IoT code of practice

US civil society organisation, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), issued a letter to the US Congress Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce, addressing the topic of consumer safety when using Internet of things (IoT) devices. The letter details the privacy and security concerns associated with IoT devices and urges the subcommittee to consider adopting the IoT code of practice which was issued in the UK October 2018. The letter was sent to the subcommittee in advance of a scheduled hearing in the matter of dangerous products.