Takeaways from 3/20, 3/22

Internet of things

Monday

• Iot impact on privacy- inanimate objects collecting data that are connected to Internet and or each other
• New developments 
• Irs - temporary suspension of data retrieval tool - vulnerability in data security 
• Consumer reports - developing privacy standards to review and rate products in addition to physical safety - prompted by rise of iot 
• Inventions - smart socks for diabetics, advanced watch that measures health through perspiration in real time, pill cam replacing colonoscopy
• Shodan- search engine for Internet of things, web crawlers searching for devices that are vulnerable to hacking -helpful resource for manufacturers and consumers, but also means for hackers
• Opentopia- live streaming webcams, earthcam.com - free webcams
• Steven post-Iot as last nail in coffin
• Most thought there should be govt regulation, some thought that industry or market would regulate
• Desirable standards/practices

• Keep info secure
• Regular security updates
• Disclosure of info collected
• Minimize data collected
• Don't associate data with individual
• Regulate who has access to data
• Regulations are much trickier in implementation than in abstract
• Big question- how is data used? Is it being sold

Wednesday

• The movie " the circle" is coming out soon- relevant to our class
• Carlsbad city added license plate readers to check every car entering the city 
• Concerns- where located, how long stored and in what way, flagging, who has access, how data is used, sold etc.
• Q of week 
• 11 voted no, 5 voted yes
• Lyrica ad - tons of warnings
• Parody ad- Supurfluous
• One argument - meds pose physical threat as opposed to cyber threat
• Lots of physical harm that can come from cyber attack
• Smart car hacks, home entrance, pace maker, etc
• Second argument- no choice to take medication, choice to buy devices 
• Converging on a future without options
• Third argument- warnings about risks are appropriate, but not in tv ad
• Possibly owners manual or packaging warnings
• Other types of warnings - small parts, suffocation bags, etc
• A standardized "smart devices " designation could be used to show warning
• Smart devices are interconnected, the weakest link can be breached 
• Simon - companies have no incentive to reveal information now, ought to be compelled to
• Informs consumers as well as forces manufacturers to step up game
• Increase costs?
• American medical association against advertisements of preacription meds entirely 

Best ways to minimize risks?

• Mandatory privacy warning in ads
• Warnings on products themselves
• Comprehensive consumer education
• Requiring privacy safeguards built in to devices

• Vote : 0, 5, 5, 7
• 3 favored over 2

Next week: cyber bullying monitoring social media