Programmatic Commerce and network connectivity that enables these objects to collect and exchange data. When IoT is augmented with sensors and actuators, the technology becomes an instance of the more general class of cyber-physical systems, which also encompasses technologies such as smart grids, smart homes, intelligent transportation and smart cities. Each thing is uniquely identifiable through its embedded computing system but is able to interoperate within the existing Internet infrastructure. Experts predict that in the five-year span between 2015 and 2020, the Internet of Things will grow faster than any other category of connected devices. The number of machine-to-machine connections should grow
The Internet of Garbage in 2014, the book deals with issues of online harassment, and especially gender- and race-related harassment, with an emphasis on the physical danger caused by doxing. The book describes how harassment makes the internet smaller, and less free for its targets, and seeks to broaden the frontier of free speech for all internet users. Other subjects covered include the effects of online visibility on social reputation, and spam. Writing from a legal and policy perspective, Jeong describes how the regulations applied to the internet, such as the DMCA and the Communications Decency Act, have been based in copyright law and