On Tuesday, two Massachusetts lawmakers introduced two bills to the state’s House and Senate that, if passed, would create a state law requiring companies to tell customers when service on their connected products will end. The pieces of proposed legislation, collectively named An Act Relative to Consumer Connected Devices, were introduced by Massachusetts state senator William Brownsberger and state representative David Rogers in their respective chambers. “Once a company decides it will no longer provide software updates for those devices, they become ticking time bombs for hackers to exploit. That includes a broad array of smart home devices, like Wi-Fi routers, security cameras, connected thermostats, and smart lights. “I’m hoping legislators are able to pretty easily wrap their arms around this and understand the problem here,” Roberts says.