California is set to clamp down on manufacturers who ship their products with weak or generic passwords, protecting consumers from data breaches.
California to Make Weak Passwords Illegal
Jack Turner
Jack is a senior writer at Tech.co with over a decade's experience researching and writing about consumer technology, from security and privacy to product reviews and tech news.
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