Interesting take from the Guardian:
Data could be the real draw of the internet of things – but for
whom?
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/sep/14/data-generation-insights-internet-of-things
From the part about the darker side:
A Ponemon Institute survey of 1,900
consumers, for example, found a whopping 82% of respondents say
IoT manufacturers had not provided any details about how their
personal information is handled.
A recent Pew study of almost 500 Americans,
meanwhile, also found that 88% of respondents said it’s
important that someone or some agency or group not watch or
listen to them without their permission. Likewise, 63% said it’s
important to them to be able to “go around in public without
always being identified”.
The market for VRM is there, backed by clear and present evidence,
but the developers? Blinders.
j.