Consumers Postponing Smart Device Purchases Over Security Concerns, Blogs Parks

A quarter of U.S. broadband homes plan to buy a smart video doorbell in the next 12 months, but concerns over IoT privacy and security are hampering wider adoption, blogged Parks Associates Thursday. Paul Palmer, F-Secure global director-business development, said 68 percent of consumers are concerned about security and privacy of IoT devices, with 48 percent postponing buying IoT devices for that reason.