We are heading towards a world where everything is connected, not only online, but also in the physical world of wireless and wearable devices linking cars, with offices, with watches, ovens and street lights. When we add to that the tracking of activities from our smart homes by way of automated thermostats, light fixtures, smart TVs, smart meters and the smart grid, it will lead to the portrayal of the “quantified self” complete with the personal details of lifestyle, habits and activities all tracked and recorded. A person’s entire lifestyle, containing a detailed set of activities and preferences, would potentially be accessible for all to see and, through the power of “machine learning”, to analyze and make predictions about one’s future behaviour. The Internet of Things (IoT) could enable devices not only to connect but also to cooperate with each other, with big data analytics enabling intelligent decision-making. We Explore this from a smart building […]