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Security Fears Slow Smart Devices, Says Report

Research by Accenture reveals that about 70 percent of the consumers surveyed pin point security issues as the reason behind their hesitance to use Internet of Things devices. Subsequently, the market expansion for traditional devices such as smartphones, tablet PCs, TVs, and PCs have gone flat. The survey conducted across 28 countries including polls from 28,000 consumers indicated  that for nearly half (47percent) of respondents, security concerns and privacy risks ranked among the top three barriers to buying an IoT device and service. According to the report, “Security and privacy concerns have moved from being a nagging problem to a top barrier as consumers are now choosing to abandon IoT devices and services over security concerns.”

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