The document discusses the growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) and connected devices. It predicts that IoT will add $1.9 trillion to the global economy by 2020 and that there will be over 15 billion internet connected devices by 2022. However, it also notes security and privacy risks like devices being hacked or data being compromised. The document debates both the benefits of increased connectivity through IoT versus the potential problems regarding security, privacy, and dependence on smart technologies.

3. GARTNER RESEARCH PREDICTS IoT WILL ADD $1.9
TRILLION TO GLOBAL ECONOMY BY 20201

4. CISCO PREDICTS THAT $15 BILLION
INTERNET CONNECTED DEVICES WILL
APPEAR IN THE NEXT 4 YEARS - TWICE THE
WORLD’S POPULATION AS OF 20152

5. WHAT’S GOOD ABOUT

6. BEING MORE CONNECTED

8. WALT DISNEY
ALLOWS DISNEY CHARACTERS TO GREET
KIDS BY NAME & MUCH MORE3

10. IT SOUNDS GREAT, WHAT
COULD GO WRONG?

11. WHEN HACKERS FIND A FLAW IN ONE IoT,
THEY’LL BE ABLE
TO GET INTO OTHERS5

12. WAKE UP BABY
“Manufacturers know that there are things that they can do
to make their devices more secure. But really it comes down
to them trying to make it as easy as possible for their
customers to use the device”- Brandan Geise 6

13. MISCOMMUNICATION/
MALFUNCTION

14. YOU ARE AUTHORIZED TO HAVE A STOCK
OF CELERY
NO EXCEPTIONS7
SMART FRIDGE MEETS HEALTH-
CARE APP

15. DUMB IS THE NEW SMART
We should put the smarts into the design of the
building in the first place. Then we wouldn’t need
smart technology to cover up all our mistakes8

16. The rise of the smart home comes in
integrating wearable devices like Google Glass 9

17. PRIVACY PROBLEMS, OR MAYBE YOU’RE
THE PROBLEM? 10

18. SHOPKICK

19. CLEARER PRIVACY POLICIES
“Before granting companies access to such critical
components of our lives, we should know exactly what
they will collect and how well it will be protected.
Without that knowledge, we are forced to operate
entirely on trust” – Jennifer Golbeck 11

20. BENEFITS TO IoT
PERSONABLE
EFFECTIVE TIME MANAGEMENT
ENERGY EFFICIENT
EASE OF USE
POPULAR

21. RISK FACTORS
HACKERS
MALFUNCTIONS
PRIVACY
MISCOMMUNICATION
BECOMING DEPENDANT

23. All pictures are under the Creative
Commons License, published by
anonymous authors.
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