Ethics, policies & interfacesThe role of design & open source in IoT

Torino IoT MeetupCasa Jasmina, 20 July 2015

Hi. I'm @peterbihrFounder of The Waving Cat

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IoTin our citiesin our homeson our bodiesinside our bodies

IoT at a crossroadsbetween commerce, surveillance and empowerment

Early days(awkward)

The narrative of the smart city (...) represents some of the least interesting and the most problematic. — Adam Greenfield

Narratives—MORE EFFICIENCY—MEASUREMENT = MANAGEMENT—THE PERFECT ALGORITHM

Unintendedconsequences

Limits—What can be measured?—What should be measured?—What should NOT be measured?

Security & open sourceIoT means we keep our bodies inside computers just about all the time (cars, houses, planes).

If you can't open it...

We need to build better

alternatives

Internet principlesto the rescue

—openness—Postel’s law (robustness principle)—rough consensus and running code—small pieces, loosely joined—standards should be discovered, not decreed

Ethical questions are legislated at the level of interface design.— Adam Greenfield

Starting points

#ThingsCon

#iotManifesto

Thank you!Peter Bihr Twitter: @peterbihrWeb: thewavingcat.com Mail: peter@thewavingcat.com

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