加州立法禁止電子裝置設定簡單預設密碼

Default passwords such as "admin" and "password" will be illegal for electronics firms to use in California from 2020.

從2020年開始，電子產品公司使用諸如“admin”和“password”這樣的預設密碼，在加州將被認為是非法行為。

The state has passed a law that sets higher security standards for net-connected devices made or sold in the region.

該州已通過了一項為該地區製造或銷售的聯網裝置設定更高的安全標準的法律。

It demands that each gadget be given a unique password when it is made.

該法律要求每個裝置在其製造時就需設定一個獨一無二的密碼。

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Before now, easy-to-guess passwords have helped some cyber-attacks spread more quickly and cause more harm.

此前，容易破密的密碼加速了網路攻擊的傳播，造成了更大的危害。

The Information Privacy: Connected Devices bill demands that electronics manufacturers equip their products with "reasonable" security features.

《資訊隱私: 聯網裝置》法案要求電子裝置製造商需給其產品配備“合理的”安全功能。

The bill also allows customers who suffer harm when a company ignores the law to sue for damages.

當公司無視該法律時，該法案還允許受害消費者進行起訴要求賠償。

Many recent cyber-attacks have taken advantage of the default and easy-to-guess passwords on the devices found in millions of homes and offices.

最近的許多次網路攻擊，都是利用數以百萬計的家庭和辦公室裝置的預設或簡單易猜的密碼實現的。