ST. Augustine, Florida, 31 May 2016 (IPS) – Today we are saturated with media hype about the joys of information and communication technology (ICT). We will all be connected, all the time, by the Idiocy of Things (IoT ) devices and our social media, all converging in the cloud.

Our lives will be monitored by smart sensors in homes with smart refrigerators, toasters, TVs, doorbells, alarm systems, garages, cars and electricity meters.
We are bombarded with ads showing us how all these smart devices will improve our lives and health, bringing ever greater convenience.
Driverless cars will be safer, allowing us to read, monitor our kids or enjoy the scenery.
All this ICT and automation is already a multi-billion dollar industry and its producers are salivating over its growth and profits. Individual privacy rights and security concerns seem to be an afterthought.
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