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When we have that transparency, consumers will now be able to make informed decisions

about the security and privacy for the things that they buy.

And when, as soon as it becomes a purchasing decision,

then manufacturers will have the right incentive to do better.

And we'll see that will be the tie that raises all boats,

and we'll see better behavior, better quality,

and the IoT will be a much safer and better place.

I'm Benjamin Wittis, and this is the LawFair podcast March 29, 2023.

Tatiana Bolton is a security policy manager working on cyber security at Google.

David Clydermacher is the vice president of Google for Android security and privacy.

They are among the people at Google who are thinking about IoT.

That's Internet of Things, Security and Privacy.

And they joined me in the virtual jungle studio to talk about Google's thinking on how to create a secure environment

for all those little things that we have traveling with us connected to our computers,

running our houses that are all connected to the Internet and all using different standards of security.

How do we prevent them from all being hijacked and turned into botnets?

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