{"id":26787,"date":"2016-10-19T19:05:52","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T11:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=26787"},"modified":"2016-10-19T19:05:52","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T11:05:52","slug":"internet-things-not-new-revolutionary-always-says-greenwave-systems-chief-scientist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2016\/10\/19\/internet-things-not-new-revolutionary-always-says-greenwave-systems-chief-scientist\/","title":{"rendered":"Internet of Things is not new or revolutionary; it\u2019s always been about you – says Greenwave Systems\u2019 chief scientist"},"content":{"rendered":"

Learning from the past, taking security seriously and protecting the consumer must be at the heart of developing propositions for the Internet of Things (IoT) because it\u2019s all about personal data, Greenwave Systems\u2019 chief scientist said.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nJim Hunter said\u00a0that the real opportunity in the Internet is in connecting it with people; being able to put individual pieces of data about people\u2019s lives into context to make it meaningful.<\/p>\n

In \u201cThe Internet of Things about you: Evolving from data to content and what you can do<\/em>\u201d, Hunter stated that\u00a0while pieces of data in isolation might be harmless, once they\u2019re put together and a picture is formed, the information gained could be dangerous if it fell into the wrong hands.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you look at a picture, it is made up of hundreds of thousands of pixels,\u201d said Hunter. \u201cLook at one pixel in isolation and you can\u2019t identify what it\u2019s for \u2013 it could be of anything from anywhere and it\u2019s the same with data. A single snapshot of data is meaningless without context, but align a \u2018who\u2019, \u2018what\u2019, \u2018where\u2019 or \u2018when\u2019 and the picture starts to build. As you begin to gather more pixels or data you can see how individual pieces fit together, then gradually you build a story and gain insight. You have information.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe IoT \u2013 or the IoY (Internet of You) \u2013 is about defining what those individual pixels are, which can build the stories which make sense. It\u2019s then finding the part of the picture which gives the insight and information needed to provide a tailored personal service or solution. The caution, however, is around putting the right security measures in place to ensure this information cannot be used by the wrong people.\u201d
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\nAs co-chair of the Privacy Security Committee on the IoT Consortium, a global group of companies helping to shape the public messaging about IoT, Hunter said that\u00a0he is working to establish a minimum bar for understanding the importance of privacy and security when developing IoT products. <\/span><\/span><\/span>
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\n\u201cFirstly we want to help companies do the right thing for the consumer and secondly, ensure there\u2019s protection in place when things go wrong,\u201d he continued. \u201cNothing should be available online without security measures in place. Too often for developers, security is sprinkled on top rather than baked in and that just isn\u2019t good enough when you\u2019re dealing with personal data.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hunter also outlined how the IoT is not a revolution, rather an evolution of compute and about exploring the opportunities which exist in the software we develop \u2013 how we make it personal.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe term \u2018IoT\u2019 is a misnomer \u2013 the Internet was always about things connecting so we\u2019re not reinventing the wheel but simply refining it for purpose and for individual users,\u201d he concluded. \u201cAnyone developing new ideas in this sector would do well to research what successes have already been achieved and build on them \u2013 ensuring right from the start that security and the handling of consumer data is given the highest priority.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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