[1st-mile-nm] New Post on Early IoT Use - From the NTIA

[Christopher Mitchell]

People interested in one of the most important and least reported aspects
of IoT (not the Internet of things so much as the Insecurity of Things)
should listen to the Security Now podcast or read the transcript of two
recent episodes.

https://www.grc.com/securitynow.htm
Episodes 562 and 563

These technologies are neat little gadgets that create vulnerabilities in
every network they touch because the manufacturers are doing a horrible job
with security considerations. There is a lot of hype around IoT and not
enough clear thinking.

--christopher


Christopher Mitchell
Director, Community Broadband Networks
Institute for Local Self-Reliance

https://www.muninetworks.org <http://www.muninetworks.org>
@communitynets
612-276-3456 x209

On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 2:42 PM, Richard Lowenberg <rl at 1st-mile.org> wrote:

>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: New Post on Early IoT Use
> Date: 2016-06-15 11:27
> From: NTIA Data Team <data at ntia.doc.gov>
>
>
> NEW INSIGHTS INTO THE EMERGING INTERNET OF THINGS
>
> Dear Data Users:
>
> From Internet-connected fitness bands and watches to security systems
> and thermostats, Americans are beginning to use Internet-connected
> devices, appliances, and objects that are part of a growing category of
> technology known as the Internet of Things (IoT). In NTIA's latest
> Digital Nation Blog [1 <https://ntia.doc.gov/data/blogs>] post, we
> discuss data on early IoT use [2
> <https://ntia.doc.gov/blog/2016/new-insights-emerging-internet-things>]
> from
> the July 2015 Current Population Survey Computer and Internet Use
> Supplement. While few Americans reported using a wearable,
> Internet-connected device such as a fitness band or watch, we found
> notable differences between early adopters of wearable technology and
> the population as a whole. We also asked respondents if they used the
> Internet to interact with household equipment; 7 percent of Internet
> users ages 15 and older--more than 13 million people in all--said they
> controlled a thermostat, light bulb, security system, or other household
> equipment via the Internet in 2015. | Read more >> [2
> <https://ntia.doc.gov/blog/2016/new-insights-emerging-internet-things>]
>
> As IoT technology continues to spread, NTIA is working to understand the
> challenges and benefits it poses and what role government could play in
> promoting its growth. Last week, we posted the more than 130 comments
> [3
> <https://ntia.doc.gov/federal-register-notice/2016/comments-potential-roles-government-fostering-advancement-internet-of-things>]
> we received on IoT issues. One of the questions we asked in our
> request for comment [4
> <https://ntia.doc.gov/federal-register-notice/2016/rfc-potential-roles-government-fostering-advancement-internet-of-things>]
> was how to best measure IoT and its impact. The
> responses to these and other questions will help shape our future
> Digital Nation research as we work to better understand how connected
> devices are used by the American public. NTIA will also be hosting an
> IoT workshop later this year and will be drafting an issue-spotting,
> agenda-setting green paper, which will identify key issues impacting
> deployment of IoT, as well as benefits and challenges and possible roles
> for government and the private sector in fostering the growth of IoT. |
> Learn about NTIA's IoT work >> [5
> <https://ntia.doc.gov/category/internet-things>]
>
> Want to learn more about NTIA's computer and Internet use research?
> Explore our Data Central portal [6 <https://ntia.doc.gov/data>], or email
> us at data at ntia.doc.gov.
>
> Best,
>
> The NTIA Data Team
>
> data at ntia.doc.gov
>
>  ---
>
>
> Links:
> ------
> [1] https://ntia.doc.gov/data/blogs
> [2] https://ntia.doc.gov/blog/2016/new-insights-emerging-internet-things
> [3]
> https://ntia.doc.gov/federal-register-notice/2016/comments-potential-roles-government-fostering-advancement-internet-of-things
> [4]
> https://ntia.doc.gov/federal-register-notice/2016/rfc-potential-roles-government-fostering-advancement-internet-of-things
> [5] https://ntia.doc.gov/category/internet-things
> [6] https://ntia.doc.gov/data
> [7]
> http://osmmail.ntia.doc.gov/u?id=72035.185c02a663b9b76b13d29ed994dce191&n=T&l=ntiadatacentral&o=104459
>
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