Project for FILM 260

1. Internet of Things: Our
Savior or Destroyer?

2. What is it?
A development where electronic sensors are embedded to everyday
objects to transmit and receive information related to these objects.
The term “internet of things” was created because these normal
objects are now connected to the internet.

3. 50 Billion devices will be connected to the
internet by 2020
$1.9 Trillion of value will be added globally

4. “As the next evolution of computing, the
Internet of Things market will be bigger than
all previous computing markets.”
- Tyson Tuttle

5. Internet of Things (IoT) Will Have a Major
Impact On:
1. Health Care
2. Energy
3. Consumer Products
4. Insurance
5. Entertainment

6. Internet of Things (IoT)
could have a very positive
impact on us by giving us
increased knowledge of
ourselves and our physical
world.
But how will it impact the
industries listed previously?

7. Samsung’s smart devices
can monitor worrisome
changes in a person’s
health, then relay this
information to their
family and caregivers –
preventing future
problems
Health Care

8. Predictive production technologies can
increase quantity and quality
Improving pricing for customers by
tracking customer responses to price
changes
Energy

9. Monitoring the supply chain, tracking
how products are used or gaining more
insight into shopper preferences
Data can be used to personalize
consumer experiences and deliver
proactive services
Consumer Products

10. Geospatial/Environmental sensors tracking
things such as the acceleration of cars for
auto insurers, or predicting harmful
hazardous conditions for home insurers.
Insurance

11. Products revolving around noticing fans behavior in real-time, along
with engaging them better.
At Taylor Swift concerts fans are given RFID-embedded bracelets that
change colour and pulse with the music
Entertainment

12. But, can’t IoT
destroy us?

13. By connecting devices to the internet we are
giving hackers the opportunity to hack into our
devices and turn them against us.
Depending on what’s being hacked, this could
kill.

14. Most hacks occur when
programmers enter both
open and closed WiFi
networks, to access
devices with low security
(i.e. light bulbs)

15. People have expressed concern for even devices
like their stove being turned on without their
permission, and then burning down the house. Or
their insulin pumps having the amount of insulin
being controlled by an outsider.

16. Possibly the largest concern to date is the possibility of a hacked car. Many
automobiles already have full internet connectivity, opening them up to
potentially be controlled by a hacker. Instances of Jeeps being taken
control of and driven into ditches have created big scares, but no deaths.

17. Thankfully, no one has be fatally injured
yet, but that doesn’t mean it won’t ever
happen.
Hopefully we don’t have endure these
consequences to take IoT security
incredibly seriously.

18. Overall, IoT presents great benefits to the
advancement of our society. It should be
embraced and refined, not shunned and forgotten.

19. Works Cited
1. Tuttle, Tyson. "Internet of Things Keynote #3: Smartphones Are Big. The IoT Is
Going to Be a Lot Bigger." Silicon Labs. 2014. Web. 04 June 2016.
2. "Internet of Things Has Potential to Transform the Consumer Products Industry -
EMarketer." EMarketer. 06 May 2016. Web. 04 June 2016.
3. Lontoh, Sonita. "What Does the Internet of Things Mean for the Energy Sector?"
World Economic Forum. World Economic Forum, 2 June 2016. Web. 3 June 2016.
4. Reiss, Robert. "5 Ways The IoT Will Transform The Insurance Industry." Forbes.
Forbes, 1 Feb. 2016. Web. 2 June 2016.
5. Marr, Bernard. "How Taylor Swift And The Music Industry Are Using Big Data." The
Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 07 Mar. 2016. Web. 04 June 2016.
6. Rhew, David. "Welcome Home: The Health Hub of the Future." Samsung Business
Insights. Samsung, 2016. Web. 02 June 2016.

20. Works Cited Cont’d
7. Hecht, Jeff. "The Internet of **** Things." Nature Physics. Macmillan
Publishers Limited, 30 June 2014. Web. 04 June 2016.
8. Postrel, Virginia. "Why Nobody's Wearing Wearables.” Bloomberg.com.
Bloomberg, 03 Mar. 2016. Web. 05 June 2016.
9. Golbeck, Jennifer. "This App Tracks You While You Shop." Slate Magazine.
Slate, 28 Jan. 2014. Web. 03 June 2016.
10. "Home, Hacked Home; The Internet of Things." Academic OneFile. The
Economist, 12 July 2014. Web. 03 June 2016.