"We will create this fabric of connected devices"

We already have an Internet of Things — your PC, laptop, tablet, everything already connected to the Internet. What the “IoT” crowd means by “things” is “everything.” They want to attach tiny computers and sensors to just about every object in the world, and make them all talk to each other.

“We have everyday objects we’ve been interacting with for years, and many of these objects are now gaining intelligence and connectivity,” said Jason Johnson, leader of the IoT consortium. “We will create this fabric of connected devices.”…

If you are even the slightest bit worried about the federal government reading your email, how concerned will you be that it could create a database of every bowel movement? Far fetched? Imagine what the National Institute of Health could do with such data.

Every one of these computer things will collect data that could end up in the hands of law enforcement, marketing companies, or even hackers, and at the moment, there is little to stop that. This worries Kevin Mahaffey, who runs mobile security company Lookout Inc.