discuss IoT will do more good than harm?

[Bernard Wright]

@Ostrados is unenthusiastic about IoT but believes it its arrival is inevitable.

https://www.namepros.com/threads/what-is-the-next-big-thing.1149464/page-7#post-7508945

In the subsequent post, @DT13 thinks Ostrados should "Do some research, iot is more than that. The internet is also more than just advertising and spying."

I think this is a really interesting topic, but I didn't want to hijack the other thread, so here we are. @mems and @HotKey showed interest in the topic. I wonder whether others might agree that this topic could make for an interesting discussion that we could potentially learn from.

I haven't read much on the topic, but my thoughts are much like Ostrados'. Even if IoT can let us do neat things, it will come with a price. I perceive that price to be quite high. I'm wondering whether my mind can be changed.

 

[biggie]

They know exactly where we are when we are going about our daily lives and there's little we can do about it.

yeah, and an even scarier part is, that we don't know who "they" is

the predictions are coming true with the "Ring doorbell" incidents and other home security devices, where hackers are viewing and even communicating with people, by surprise... in their homes.

and I saw on tv the other day, where a man called police because he heard some noises in his house.
turns out, that the "iRobot" vacuum had turned itself on and was sweeping the floor.

just saying////

imo...

 

[J Sokol]

yeah, and an even scarier part is, that we don't know who "they" is

That's why I didn't specify who "they" was -- no one knows, and it's probably an eclectic group of people unknown even to each other.

Creepy stuff ...