More objects & devices are connected to digital networks than ever before Things
- from your phone to your car from the heating to the lights in your house
- have gathered the ability to sense their environments & create information about what is happening Things have become media able to both generate & communicate information This has become known as 'the internet of things' In this accessible introduction Graham Meikle & Mercedes Bunz observe its promises of convenience & the breaking of new frontiers in communication They also raise urgent questions regarding ubiquitous surveillance & information security as well as the transformation of intimate personal information into commercial data Discussing the internet of things from a media & communication perspective this book is an important resource for courses analysing the internet & society & essential reading for anyone who wants to better understand the rapidly changing roles of our networked lives