“There is a clear philosophical position, even a worldview, behind [the internet of things]: that the world is in principle perfectly knowable, its contents enumerable and their relations capable of being meaningfully encoded in a technical system, without bias or distortion,’ highlights Adam Greenfield in his book entitled ‘Radical Technologies: The Design of Everyday Life’. In this statement Greenfield makes several valid and important points on the principles that govern our smart, connected world. Firstly, that we can gather all the information we need to understand a given environment. Secondly, that in the process of quantifying that environment we maintain an accurate interpretation of the complex and dynamic ‘real world’. And thirdly, that developers have the ability and desire to create these technical systems with true neutrality. All three of these points cast doubt on the internet of things’ (IoT) ability to accurately deliver what it promises. They also raise big questions about why the […]