The Internet of Bodies: A Convenient—and, Yes, Creepy—New Platform for Data Discovery
The Internet of Things (IoT) is moving onto and inside the human body, becoming the Internet of Bodies (IoB). So what does that mean for the future of the law and privacy risks?
January 07, 2019 at 11:30 AM
7 minute read
In the Era of the Internet of Things, we've become (at least somewhat) comfortable with our refrigerators knowing more about us than we know about ourselves and our Apple watches transmitting our every movement. The Internet of Things has even made it into the courtroom in cases such as the hot tub saga of Amazon Echo's Alexa in State v. Bates and an unfortunate wife's Fitbit in State v. Dabate.
But the Internet of Bodies?
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