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Addressing security risks with smart devices

Nov 28, 2022

issues: Cyber Threats, Cybersecurity Policy, Data Security and Data Privacy, Federal Government Affairs

originally published in Government Matters

Brandon Pugh, resident senior fellow at the R Street Institute, discusses security and privacy risks with consumer smart devices and how to better inform consumers of these risks.

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