Good morning. We’re all familiar with the phenomenon of “smart” products being abandoned by their makers, leaving them insecure or even nonfunctional.
Now the Federal Trade Commission has put a figure on the issue: A whopping 89% of the 184 smart products it surveyed didn’t come with a disclosure of how long they would be supported with updates. And of those manufacturers that did disclose this information, most hid it in the tech specs or other small print.
