Submitted on Friday 26th February 2016
Rejected on Wednesday 2nd March 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Wi-fi enabled devices in home to carry kitemark for security/hacking testing.
With growth of IoT, we increasingly see devices in our homes which connect to the Internet. Many devices have not been properly tested against hacking, including a wi-fi enabled kettle which gives away your wi-fi password. This bill will make sure devices have been tested from security point-of-view
There are many devices which have been shown to be insecure, such as with wi-fi enabled dolls which hackers can control and interfere with its communications. Other devices have been shown to have services enabled that allow hackers to get into a device remotely. This bill will make sure that manufacturers have tested their devices from a security point-of-view, and that they continually test their devices, especially for devices in the home.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The kitemark is the responsibility of the British Standards Institution, not the UK Government or Parliament:
http://www.bsigroup.com/en-GB/Kitemark/
If you would like the Government to develop a certification system for wi-fi enabled devices, you could start a new petition calling for that.
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