Smart devices may have to carry labels showing how secure they are

Ministers consider proposals aiming to help consumers identify which products are more and which are less secure

Smart TVs and other internet-connected household devices will be made to carry labels setting out how secure they are, under proposals being put forward by the government.

Ministers want the labels introduced on a voluntary basis at first, but propose that they are eventually made mandatory. The labels would help consumers identify which products are more and which are less secure.