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The Connected Home is Growing: WiFi Router Outranks Smartphone as #1 Technology US Adults Can’t Live Without for More Than One Day

“Consumer concerns about data privacy and security, including both the unauthorized hacking of devices and theft of device data, consistently rank as one of the leading concerns about connecting devices to the Internet,” says Brad Russell, Research Director for Connected Home, Parks Associates. “Companies are working to adopt best practices for IoT data security and management to allay concerns and deliver peace of mind, including more stringent efforts to secure the home network by deep inspection of incoming and outgoing traffic and monitoring of edge devices to alert for anomalous behavior.”

From the press release "The Connected Home is Growing: WiFi Router Outranks Smartphone as #1 Technology US Adults Can’t Live Without for More Than One Day."

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