Study Discourages Making Available Digital Keys to Devices
Millions of Americans increasingly store personal information on their devices, raising privacy and security questions about state legislative efforts to require electronics manufacturers to provide all repair shops with access to source information that could compromise those devices, according to new CompTIA research.
At issue is legislation in Massachusetts, Tennessee and other states that would require electronics manufacturers to offer the “digital keys” that unlock access to the inner workings of devices. Once compromised, that could lead to hackers and unscrupulous actors accessing information without the device owner’s knowledge or consent, the research said.