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In the grand scheme of things: ethics of the internet of things in a circular economy
1. In the grand scheme of things:
ethics of the internet of things in a circular economy.
2. About me
First UK distributor of electronics education tool Arduino
London Internet of Things meetup organiser since 2011
#iot strategy consultant
Writing a book on smart homes for Apress
Founder of Good Night Lamp
5. The styrofoam box problem
Non-biodegradable, non-recyclable, hurts animals and leaks chemicals
when in touch with heat.
‘Active life’ 20 minutes
Phased out in european cities in favour of wax cardboard boxes
Still sold in lots of places (like Sydney airport!)
No regulation or international agreements
6. A connected consumer product
Non-biodegradable, non-recyclable, hurts animals and leaks chemicals
when in touch with heat data.
‘Active life’ 20 minutes depends on the application
Phased out in european cities in favour of wax cardboard boxes something
more ethical (possibly)
Still sold in lots of places (like Sydney airport!) outside of Europe
No regulation or international agreements (GDPR)
7. Some of the challenges
Building products to cater to one person at a time.
Fitbit
8. Some of the challenges
Sometimes one place at a time.
British Gas Hive
9. Some of the challenges
Multi-use or alternative uses are discouraged.
Drop connected scale.
10. Some of the challenges
Without connectivity the product is often rendered defunct.
11. Some of the challenges
With connectivity comes security risks.
12. Some of the challenges
Without the use of a specific service provider the product doesn’t
work as well.
HP Instaprint
13. Some of the challenges
No transferability when end of use comes along.
14. Some of the challenges
Hiding behind data when the solution is obvious, but politically difficult.
Air Quality Egg
15. What to do about it
Build with as little new hardware at all, using ‘things’ in as agile a way
possible.
Hello Trackter
16. Field Ready
What to do about it
Build with a light footprint and while training others.
17. What to do about it
Build with in a fragmented way, educating people along the way.
Thingiverse
18. What to do about it
Develop a triple bottom line of #iot : impact on environment,
labour and society
Uber
19. What to do about it
Build with utility and use in mind, not user.
Flood Network
20. What to do about it
Be realistic about data and its ownership, sometimes its better used
collectively and belongs to noone.
Databrick
21. What to do about it
Help businesses take ownership of the reuse of their products.
22. What to do about it
Help open government funding to grow this space.
These ideas are counter to traditional business models &
IP-based innovation.
23. What does this have to do with the circular economy?
Connected experiences shouldn’t mean exploitative, data-driven
Single-use consumer-focused experiences only.
We need to design our way out of bad development habits.
We also need to face the fact that sometimes the solution
is regulation.
GDPR is worth looking at as an example of this.