隨著智慧聯網科技快速發展，美國聯邦貿易委員會 (FTC) 近年來在聯邦貿易委員會法第 5 條管轄權之基礎上，已分別對於許多跨國資通訊科技的廠商，啟動行政調查程序。FTC 認為， 相關廠商之隱私權政策與資訊安全設定，已經違反聯邦貿易委員會法第 5 條關於「顯失公平」 (unfairness) 或「欺罔」(deception) 的要件，已嚴重侵害消費者的權益。然而，為了規避可能鉅額之民事賠償，多數被調查廠商皆與 FTC 簽訂長達 20 年的和解協議 (consent order)。2014 年 2 月，FTC 與 TRENDnet 公司所達成的和解案，被視為 FTC 第 1 起關於智慧聯網之案例，而 FTC 此一系列隱私權執法之行政行為，已經在美國學術界、法律實務界和商業界引發正反不同意見 之熱烈討論。
本文首先介紹智慧科技裝置在我國之發展，其次，在美國聯邦貿易委員會法第 5 條的法律 基礎上，本文將選定 FTC 於 2010-2014 年期間若干執法案例，就幾個面向之重要法制議題進行 深入探討。有鑒於歐美等國係我國高科技產品出口貿易重要的市場，本文盼透過相關案例之分 析與比較，將試圖提出若干初步的觀察與建議，除可使我國資通訊高科技產業留意並遵循外國 法制，亦可作為我國公部門未來全力推動智慧聯網應用產業 (如智慧行動裝置) 相關法制政策之 重要參考。

"Internet of Things" (IoT) is an expansive term, encompassing a wide range of systems and technologies with one key feature: direct communication between different devices and objects, typically in near-real-time. In the United States, in light of the rapid technological development, the FTC, as an independent administrative body, has extended its jurisdiction of the section 5 of the FTC Act into this emerging arena. However, these series of legal practices have resulted in profound impacts among domestic and foreign companies. The article starts from the review of the latest technology policy movement concerning smart devices in local Taiwan. Under the jurisprudence of the FTC Act section 5, it discusses about the cases of the agency's enforcement actions. It, further, analyzes three key issues - the justification of the FTC practices, the essence of a "comprehensive security program" as required by the order, and the feasible legal consequence of breaching FTC consent orders. As an important trading partner with the United States, the author suggests that the private sector in Taiwan should be aware of the trend of the FTC enforcement actions, and implement the "comprehensive security program" in each stage of the product development in compliance with this new common law information privacy jurisprudence.