Last week, Congress eliminated the Federal Communications Commission's ability to govern what Internet Service Providers can do with their consumer data. This means that ISPs can now track and sell your web browsing data on both your wired and … [Read more...]
What farmers who hack their tractors can teach us about IoT
The big story this week in tech news was a well-reported piece on farmers in the Midwest breaking the terms of their agreements with John Deere by using unauthorized software to fix their tractors. The fight between farmers and John Deere over … [Read more...]
Women have an edge in IoT businesses
I believe women, or management and negotiation techniques commonly attributed to women, will become essential in business as companies adopt the internet of things. Maybe it's because this week was International Women's Day or perhaps it was … [Read more...]
What’s wrong with the smart home?
I've been thinking for the last few months that we've misled people about the promise of the smart home, and perhaps as an industry, we need to focus on the basics before promising these intuitive homes of the future. I recently built a … [Read more...]
Discover the cost of good Internet of Things security
This week's scary IoT hack involved connected stuffed toys for children. The details of the hack show that Spiral Toys, the maker of the hacked CloudPets toy, treated security as even less than an afterthought. Not only did a contractor for the … [Read more...]