IoT: "If-you-have-to-ask".... The answer is no...
* Now is not the time for IoT... It should be blindingly obvious from Nest throwing its tech down the toilet, to leaky Kids-toys, to Samsung/LG TV-Spying, to whatever tech is coming next to bite-us-in-the....
* Anyone for more Zeus-SpyEye Swift-Bangladesh style hacks against every single-online-system in the world? Past form proves, we're not good at balancing risks vs. economic rewards...
* We need to get our own house in order on just basic security alone... There was a related article recently about the White House studying the benefits of AI. That's laughable considering we can't even secure basic infrastructure, plants, utilities etc....
* Corporations treat users like Zuck-dumb-f**ks, never listening to feedback... Samsung etc live in a bubble, only looking to egos to create products that no one needs. Coming up with band-aid-apps that need to phone home constantly to get more band-aids...
* Enough already! But wait! Lets add government to the mix because that usually works, right?... Is anyone there going to listen, never mind understand the answers...???
* Screw IoT.. Screw Smart... Dumb is king!... I'm keeping my $$$ for hype-free things like world-travel or craft-beer....