The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Internet of Things

Published on August 2, 2022

From vacuum cleaners to lights to security systems, what is the Internet of Things and how can it be used? Dr Vaughan Michell has a look at some of the benefits and pitfalls in our latest Leading Insights.

 

We’ve seen people complaining they can’t log into their robot vacuum, and others have had trouble with their high-tech doorbells as more and more of our lives moves online. The Internet of Things (IoT) describes all the things in our homes, workplaces, schools, hospitals and more that can connect and communicate over the internet. Here are five key things to remember about connecting our things online:

1. IoT makes ‘things’ work for you

2. Making sense of new worlds

3. Action from afar

4. IoT sets you free - or does it?

5. We are at the cusp of a new reality – be careful how you use it

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