“The line between human and machine is blurring — and creating new concerns about consumer safety and privacy rights,” says Mary Lee, a mathematician for the RAND Corporation. The Internet of Things (IoT) has seen us connecting everything from cars to toasters to light switches to the Internet. New medical devices connect our bodies to the Internet as well—creating the “Internet of Bodies.” Implanted devices not only monitor the functioning of a body, they have the potential to control it. Having your phone hacked could be annoying and expensive. Having your pacemaker hacked could be fatal. This article will explore the current state of the Internet of Bodies and what the future may hold.
Link: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/gvyqgm/the-internet-of-bodies-is-coming-and-you-could-get-hacked
Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/theworldpost/wp/2018/10/15/health-data/
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