IDG Contributor Network: How IoT devices can identify the people who use them
The networked smart environment, also known as the Internet of Things, with its connected fridges, thermostats, and so forth, will one day be ubiquitous.
One thing that's almost universal in our understanding of how the tech will work is that the IoT device will connect to the Internet somehow. The device will form the network connectivity, not the user.
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The human that's operating the device isn't part of the network. In fact, without any authentication of the user, the IoT doesn't know who has used the smart device.
It's unfortunate, because that's useful data. You could get to find out which family member has changed the temperature on the thermostat, for example.
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