torino iot meetup
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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
emerging techstrategy & conferences & publications
thewavingcat.com [email protected]
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: [email protected]
Come say hi!