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The Internet of MeCommentary: The Internet of Things could turncommonplace objects into data collectors that allowus to examine our lives in minute detail.
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By JR ReaganAPRIL 15, 2016 3:00 PM
Could a high-tech coffeemaker make it easier to kick a caffeine addiction? JR Reaganenvisions a world where a coffeemaker could report how many cups it's brewed in a day
and how strong each cup was. (iStockphoto)
The notion of identity is changing. Once considered a fixed idea, withthe self a static entity, “who I am” is increasingly being seen as thesum of a constantly shifting set of data that, taken as a whole, make
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up whom, and how, we are.
Of course, this may always have been true, to some extent. Earlyhumans depicted their hunts and other experiences on cave walls.Journals and letters dating back thousands of years attest to ourlongstanding need to document the events of our daily lives as well asour hopes, dreams, fears, passions and angsts, and to learn aboutourselves in the process.
But the “self-quantification” movement — also called“lifelogging” — uses technology to provide us with a more completeself portrait than ever before — one that promises to becomeincreasingly insightful as more devices record more details of ourdaily lives.
Already, wearables are working in sync with our mobile devices totake careful note of where we’ve been, where we are, and where wemight be going. Apps on phones and watches keep track of our everystep. Social media sites tell us where we were one year ago and whatwe were doing, and with whom. Other tools record our sleep, work,dietary, health, recreational and personal activities as well as ourfeelings, thoughts and moods.
These apps generate data not only about us, but for us. How much,and how well, did we sleep last night? How many flights of stairs didwe climb? How many glasses of water did we drink? Where did we go,and how did we get there? How much money did we spend today, andwhat did we buy? Orwellian though it may sound, all this informationoffers vast potential to improve and even extend our lives.
But one of the paradoxes of knowledge is that the more we know, themore we realize how little we know. Is tracking our activities andinteractions enough to truly comprehend how we are living, and tofine-tune accordingly? So many questions remain unanswered, oreven unasked.
A new level
Now, though, a new kind of data gathering stands poised to fill in thegaps: sensorization, or the Internet of Things.
Sensors, chips and other forms of digitization already are turning
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JR Reagan writes regularly forFedScoop on technology, innovationand cybersecurity issues.
commonplace objects into data collectors. Thermostats know howwarm we keep our homes. Cars know how fast we drive, and wherewe go. Televisions know how many hours we watch, and when, andwhich shows we like.
Soon, it’s said, our homes, work spaces, and even our clothing willgather data about us, enabling us to examine our lives in minutedetail.
Trying to cut down on coffeeconsumption? You might notremember to enter every cup of coffeeyou drink into your self-quantificationapp, but that’s OK: Your coffeemakermay do it for you, telling not only howmany cups it brewed for you on aparticular day but also how strong thecoffee was and when you drank it.
Not as productive as you want to be?Your devices, social media sites, and“consciousness-hacking” tools such asbrainwave-measuring headbands maybe able to help, working together to
show how often you get distracted and what you’re doing, how muchand how well you’re sleeping, and more.
When our objects communicate with one another and with us, theybecome extensions of ourselves, like another set of hands or a secondbrain that performs the mundane tasks, leaving our minds free toimagine, to create and to dream.
“The unexamined life is not worth living,” Socrates famously said.How, then, might the data our connected things collect andanalyze, and add value and meaning to our lives today and in thefuture?
JR Reagan is the global chief information security officer of Deloitte. Healso serves as professional faculty at Johns Hopkins, Cornell and Columbiauniversities. Follow him @IdeaXplorer. Read more from JR Reagan
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