The FCC has probably killed a plan to improve smart home security
TL;DR
The FCC's investigation into ties to China has led UL Solutions to step down as lead administrator of the US Cyber Trust Mark Program, leaving the smart home security certification in limbo and potentially ending it.
The US Cyber Trust Mark Program, an Energy Star-style certification for smart home security, could be winding down less than a year after it launched. Safety testing company UL Solutions has announced that it is stepping down as the program's lead administrator, just a few months after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) began investigating it over ties to China.
The Cyber Trust Mark Program hasn't been officially shut down yet, but the loss of its lead administrator leaves it in limbo. It wouldn't be the first security program the FCC axed this year. In November, the FCC rolled back cybersecurity regulations for telecom companies …