THE INTERNET OF THINGS

  • Ethical Challenges in the Digital Age: The Case of Mobile Contact Tracing Applications

    By Geneviève FIEUX-CASTAGNET and Gérald SANTUCCI: The Internet of Things not only refers to the computer network that connects objects, it also refers to the concept of the object, which, as science fiction author Bruce Sterling has shown, has metamorphosed over time. First an artefact (i.e. a rudimentary tool linked to hunting and agricultural civilizations),…

  • Artificial Intelligence: A Civilizational Challenge, A Generational Duty

    by Geneviève Fieux-Castagneti and Gérald Santucci: The complexity of defining the concept of “ethics” and the wide variety of its interpretations across the world make it unlikely that a global consensus on how to implement it in the design of new systems will be reached in the near future. What we observe today about AI…

  • Malware

    Friedhelm Becker: It is entered at no cost to a victim’s system, but may become expensive to cope with it. What to do about it? Forbid the load of any malware! Even recognizing malware requires to load it first. But this options means to completely isolate the system, Therefore it is not a really meaningful…

  • IoTDAY 2023

    IoT Day and is an open invitation to the Internet of Things Community to set up an event, a lunch, a talk with the neighborhood on what #IoT is and what it means in everyday life for all of us. IoT Day is an opportunity for the #IOT Community to show that it cares for…

  • Emerging Startups 2023: Top Internet of Things Infrastructure Startups

    Last Updated: January 10, 2023 Source: “The Internet of Things Infrastructure has over 4.5K+ startups that comprise of companies which are engaged in technologies and services that facilitate development of connected solutions. This companies providers hardware and software for developing IoT applications, also covers network service providers and enablers for IoT applications that includes unlicensed spectrum…

  • M2M-Communication: From one Machine to Another

    But what exactly are the machines doing?They’re not talking since their communication has to be non-verbal by default.They’re not having a conversation since they will hardly be chatting about topics like films or music.Making contact fits better than communication and seems to hit the target dead-centre.Systems of machines working together have been around for a…

  • Electronic Evidence in the Internet of Things (IoT) Ecosystem

    This publication provides a quick overview of the IoT environment and its components1 from a high-level perspective. It is not a technical guide and does not describe any forensics processes or procedures involving the search, seizure, capture, analysis, or presentation of electronic evidence2 in court proceedings. It provides a basic understanding of IoT devices, their…

  • Welcoming the digital as a new agora

    Picture the current situation: a table full of delicacies, linen as white as snow, beautiful cutlery; you’ve invited your friends to dinner. Everyone is happy and deep in conversation. All realise, however, that nothing on that table is yours. You only (still) own the house in which you throw the party. GAFA: Google, Apple, Facebook…

  • The Cybersecurity Aspects of New Entities Need a Cybernetic, Holistic Perspective

    In our connected world security and proof (evidence constituted in Verifiable Credentials (VC, W3C)) is distributed over what an individual can attest, what my objects tell about me (that is why AI = inferences from that data, is so important), and my behavior: “apply shaving foam” is a number in coelition.org. It is clear that…

  • Cyberspace: Identifying the Real and Absolute Enemy

    Carl Schmitt distinguishes between der Wirkliche Feind and the Absolute Feind (the real enemy and the absolute enemy). The latter is “die eigene Frage als gestalt” (His own question as shaped). The absolute enemy is the inability to change convictions, alliances, and opinions. The absolute friend is always very near to you, consisting of everyday…