Internet of Things

The internet of things or (IoT) :

is a system of interrelated computing devices, mechanical and digital machines, objects, animals or people that are provided with unique identifiers (UIDs) and the ability to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction.?

A?object?in the internet of things can be a person with a heart monitor implant, an automobile that has built-in?sensors?to alert the driver when tire pressure is low or any other natural or man-made object that can be assigned an Internet Protocol (IP) address and is able to transfer data over a network. increasingly, organizations in a variety of industries are using IoT to operate more efficiently, better understand customers to deliver enhanced customer service, improve decision-making and increase the value of the business

acknowledgement of privacy and security concerns in IoT :

Privacy, in the authors’ opinion, is the most contentious ethical concern surrounding the Internet of Things. A key issue arises from the nature of the technology itself. To protect privacy, individuals should be able to provide informed consent regarding the information shared by IoT devices and the actions that these devices originate. However, the design of the IoT is predicated on the ability to use “smart” technology to make autonomous decisions and execute them in microseconds. Control in a world of numerous interconnected machines constantly talking to each other and observing the real-world environment will have a much different meaning than it does in terms of today’s Internet devices. A critical impediment to the IoT development would result if users must give explicit permission for devices to function as intended. In order for the IoT to function, the locus of control must shift from the user to connected devices on the IoT (Wachtel, 2015). In a world where the promised interconnectivity through the IoT involves billions of smart human and non-human objects and transactions, consent may become an absurd concept (Curvelo, et al. 2014). While large amounts of data was difficult to relate to individuals in the past, data collected from the physical world has currently become more and more relatable, and both regulators and the public pay increased attention to the protection of privacy and private data (Baldini et. al, 2016). Critical emphasis must be given to welldesigned data protection at the design stage so that profiling is performed correctly and opportunities for corruption are as limited as possible. Data re-purposing (contextual integrity) should also be carefully monitored as large amounts of data may become deanonymized or repersonalized as the availability of so many data sets may create opportunities of data convergence that would defeat anonymity. Moreover, the enormous amounts of data present ethical issues in terms of harm prevention, equality, and moral autonomy. A related privacy issue is the potential for an individual to develop a feeling of loss of control over one’s life that arises from the IoT’s ability to transfer decisions that impact an individual’s life to devices and algorithms and take action on those decision without the awareness of the individual while at the same time creating data that is largely invisible to the public. When the intentionality of delegated actions is not fully controllable by the user, this may lead to a compromise in a person’s integrity and eventually that person’s freedom (Van Den hoven, 2014). IoT expression may occur through multiple “smart” technology solutions such as smart building control and energy systems, smart transportation options, and the smart grid. Privacy is about control—how you control data about yourself and your habits, and how businesses and other entities control that information as well. It is not just the amount of information that creates privacy challenges, but also about the insights that can be generated from sensors and information technologies. Outside of healthcare organizations and electronic medical records, government regulations are scarce around privacy. Business and others need to carefully consider how information collected by smart devices could be used for purposes that infringe on freedom in some way. For example, authoritarian governments could use information collected by smart cards to track and locate dissidents. In another application, smart building energy systems may open the door for surveillance applications by outside entities (SmartPlanet, 2014).

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