The GSMA — a trade group for mobile device manufacturers — has unveiled a set of guidelines intended to promote privacy and security with Internet of Things devices. The guidelines were developed through consultation with the mobile device industry, the press release states, and includes input from AT&T, China Telecom, Etisalat, KDDI, NTT Docomo, Orange, Telefonica, Telenor and Verizon as well as vendors 7Layers, Ericsson, Gemalto, Morpho, Telit and u-blox. The guidelines are intended for service providers, device vendors and developers and featured feedback from academics, analysts and other industry leaders. Orange’s Mari-Noelle Jego-Laveissiere said, “Consumers are becoming increasingly aware of security vulnerabilities and threats to their own digital identity and consumer protection will be a key consideration for adoption of IoT services.”
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