The explosion of the Internet of Things, or IoT, promises great opportunities for improving quality of life — but also for creating both seen and unforeseen dangers. The IoT generally refers to a network of physical objects that contain embedded technology to sense, communicate and interact with their internal states or their external environment, according to Gartner. With IoT, sensors installed in such things as home appliances, automobiles and agricultural irrigation systems can be connected via the Internet to other machines or computers.
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FTC Explores Scope of Federal IoT Regulation
Posted by: John K. Higgins February 25, 2014 05:00 AMThe explosion of the Internet of Things, or IoT, promises great opportunities for improving quality of life — but also for creating both seen and unforeseen dangers. The IoT generally refers to a network of physical objects that contain embedded technology to sense, communicate and interact with their internal states or their external environment, according to Gartner. With IoT, sensors installed in such things as home appliances, automobiles and agricultural irrigation systems can be connected via the Internet to other machines or computers.