Realtors, OTA Publish Provisioning Checklist for Smart Homes

The article summarizes a new Smart Home Checklist from the National Association of Realtors and the Online Trust Alliance that advises home buyers and sellers on provisioning and de‑provisioning connected devices to protect privacy and security during property transfers; recommendations include inventorying devices, re-registering accounts, changing passwords and admin credentials, updating firmware, disabling unsupported features, and reviewing remote access and data-sharing settings.