People fear a loss of privacy. But I think in most cases, this is a case of "I'm a special snowflake, and my data matters." I do not have a problem, for example, with targeted ads based on my browse history. I remember seeing tampon ads coming on during hockey games as a kid, and thinking, "Dude. . . really!?" No more of that.
Integration definitely leads to the possibility for a technological dictator: "Your doors will lock at 10:00pm. Be at home before then, or be prepared to pay a $1000 fine to the Arrestobots."
People don't like the loss of autonomy. But personally, I very much like the loss of autonomy of OTHERS. For example, if I'm driving on a highway with a speed limit of 100km/h, and some asshole wants to do 130, the IoT can just throttle him down. When teenage hooligans are throwing bottles in front of my house, I LIKE the idea of the Arrestobots coming to enforce curfew.
I like the idea that my house will monitor my food, and order things for me. Low on milk? It will be at the door in the morning. Birthday coming? My house will remember my daughter's favorite kind of cake, confirm that I want it, and order it for me.
Integration definitely leads to the possibility for a technological dictator: "Your doors will lock at 10:00pm. Be at home before then, or be prepared to pay a $1000 fine to the Arrestobots."
People don't like the loss of autonomy. But personally, I very much like the loss of autonomy of OTHERS. For example, if I'm driving on a highway with a speed limit of 100km/h, and some asshole wants to do 130, the IoT can just throttle him down. When teenage hooligans are throwing bottles in front of my house, I LIKE the idea of the Arrestobots coming to enforce curfew.
I like the idea that my house will monitor my food, and order things for me. Low on milk? It will be at the door in the morning. Birthday coming? My house will remember my daughter's favorite kind of cake, confirm that I want it, and order it for me.
