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Japanese government plans to hack into citizens’ IoT devices — ZDNet

By TechTaffy Desk

The Japanese government approved a law amendment on Friday that will allow government workers to hack into people’s Internet of Things devices, writes Catalin Cimpanu.

Here is the link: https://www.zdnet.com/article/japanese-government-plans-to-hack-into-citizens-iot-devices/

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