The fashion industry is urging lawmakers to help with cybersecurity, but not hinder development of technology used in networked clothing by overly regulating federal policies.According to the Fashion Innovation Alliance (FIA) an industry trade group, internet-connected clothing is a potential 260-billion-dollar industry, and they worry creativity could be stifled and limited by inappropriate government regulation, but are also concerned about cybersecurity.
“The Fashion Innovation Alliance values the privacy of the consumers using fashion tech products and services, and we recommend that any new policies governing IoT (Internet of Things) create an environment that supports and advances the ever-growing fashion tech industry without limiting innovation,” Kenya N. Wiley, founder of the Fashion Innovation Alliance, said in a letter to Lawrence E. Strickling, assistant commerce secretary for communications and information. For the full article click here
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