The Internet of Things

A critique of ambient technology and the all-seeing network of RFID

 

“Ambient intelligence” promises to create a global network of physical objects every bit as pervasive and ubiquitous as the worldwide web itself. Some are already calling this controversial network the “internet of things”, describing it as either the ultimate convenience in supply-chain management, or the ultimate tool in our future surveillance. This network has the power to reshape our cities and yet it is being built with little public knowledge of consent…