The ITU and certain, largely authoritarian governments have been fighting a decade-long battle with Western governments and internet organizations over who should design protocols and standards for the internet. Iran has told the Secretary General of UN (ITU), a the International Telecommunication Union body, that the agency needs to begin designing "appropriate regulations" for IoT. This is the latest in a series of power plays between industry and governmental figures over who should dictate standards for the nascent technology. The the International Telecommunication Union and a series of largely authoritarian governments have come up against Western governments and internet companies over daily ; the former arguing that it is best placed to dictate standards, while the industry, which wishes to be self-governed, has formed a non-profit foundation consisting of more than 25 companies, called the IoTSF, to provide better IoT security.
Iran has told the Secretary General of UN (ITU), a the International Telecommunication Union body, that the agency needs to begin designing "appropriate regulations" for IoT. This is the latest in a series of power plays between industry and governmental figures over who should dictate standards for the nascent technology. The the International Telecommunication Union and a series of largely authoritarian governments have come up against Western governments and internet companies over daily ; the former arguing that it is best placed to dictate standards, while the industry, which wishes to be self-governed, has formed a non-profit foundation consisting of more than 25 companies, called the IoTSF, to provide better IoT security.