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Are any developers avoiding working on IoT devices/interfaces because of the uncertainty regarding the security of these devices?

I have no idea of the liability of developers in this space, but the fact that the question even comes up in my mind certainly gives me pause.

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"Please don't roll your own security" isn't much of an option when many of these things are running on custom stuff from the ground up. But, I doubt many will pay for a secure foundation to run on... Makes me wonder if the windows for IoT has any promise.

I guess my uninformed concern is… if I write an app that has an interface that manages a device that is suddenly embroiled in a class-action lawsuit, what are the chances that I'd be sucked into that lawsuit?

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