Eli5: What is internet of things (IoT)?
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You have things, washing machines, fridges, TVs, cars, etc. They are pretty dumb things, you need to push buttons to operate them. What if we add sensors and software to make them smart and connect all of them. Say you want to go to the shop after work but you forgot to make a shopping list, what if your fridge registers the items in it and you can check them with an app. Another good example would be smartwatches.
Basically you want the things to operate in unison via internet connection, you want your things to collect information so you have something to analyse and make your life more efficient or just a remote for your AC, the robovacuum clean tracking your movements to do less redundant cleaning. The goal is to optimize your things but you can probably see how it raises questions about privacy and security.
As you can see this would be a great topic for a high-school student to write a pro-con essay about.
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