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I don't think it's one or the other. Better lives and the notion of privacy are both socially defined concepts, independent of each other.

@IBM_Electronics... #privacy already lost, so lets go with #BetterLives

I do think IoT will improve life in a number of ways, access to information, improved and cheaper access to healthcare, improved services around chronic disease management, elder care, wellness, etc.

I think privacy is not entirely something that gets lost in the next 20 years due to IoT, perhaps changes, or evolves, but that is something that has always happened. Each generation or region has a slightly different notion of what privac

privacy is

I believe it is our duty to protect privacy while enhancing the lives of consumers by removing friction between completing tasks allowing for superior productivity and less stress.

too many companies afraid of the privacy implications. They need to understand best ways to blindly aggregate/segment data so that it has value while protecting privacy

I believe it will make life simpler once put in the hands of businesses and consumers who know to use it properly. With the elaborate connection, privacy is lost, but life will be better

agree - as long as I see something back in return, I'm willing to give up a little bit of privacy

if you give me a cheaper insurance policy, I'll let you see how I'm driving

@neilpos I'm willing to give up a lot!

I agree Neil. Happy to play a part in the bargain

but there will always be a balance and that's the key to find

@peter_ryans lol

Undoubtedly, the #IoT will be a good thing, but privacy always a concern with new tech. Most will give up a little privacy to reap the benefits

@neilpos yes exactly - there is a market for what's private, so long as the owner and the buyer agree on an exchange that is fair to both parties

@peter_ryans no problem

I think a lot of people would be surprised to know what "privacy" they'd already given up without even knowing it

@peter_ryans think of facebook, google, you use it for free, the product they sell is knowledge about you

Is there a risk that IoT will increase the gap between those who are connected and those who are not?

I also think, we can do a lot without impacting privacy. The great home care technologies I see working today, all work without privacy impacting itemrs like cameras. They work more subtely, with things like passive power monitoring

@peter_ryans is that because you're cheap or you value convenience so much? j/k ;-)

@neilpos the value add is tremendous there

@hermione1 both, mostly cheap

@neilpos I agree with the insurance one.... if there's something in it for me, I've been exploring it w/ our kids auto policies... of course, I'm making the decision for them to give up their privacy to speed

@kalgyimesi panasonic and allianz formed a joint offering

@kalgyimesi You're too kind Kal! I hope your kids appreciate your generosity!!

a while back HBR discussed a personal database to auction off detailed personal data and control who has access. #IoT needs one...

facebook is very concerned with this

@hermione1 facebook and google actually are concerned about this concept

Hopefully privacy and value are not mutually exclusive @IBM_Electronics

! @kalgyimesi and I'm sure they love you for it ;o) but it's a really good thing, especially given young driver accident stats - it's not just about insurance, safety is key too

worth making sure you take a peek at out IoT security PoV too ... http://ibm.co/1SI6Ll...

@hermione1 do you have link to HBR piece? Curious to read in context of #socialanalytics

@peter_ryans interestingly, all #iot data is not equal. people who are willing to give you data are not always the one who's data is valuable

@neilpos especially for the ones who've been nabbed a few times by the police already.... and have an accident on their record

- Should there be concern about the malicious harvesting of data?

Question from @hermione1 We need to consider transparency, privacy and usage as all separate domains for contracting with the customer. And what happens in a breach?

connectivity is not an end in itself, it has to have some purpose

IoT Connectivity is the joining of physical world data with digital world

a challenge, but not a value creator, it's a step in the direction towards value creation

By ingesting that data and transforming it into a meaningful format, insights are revealed. The subsequent usage of those insights, deployed within the context of enterprise services and applications is where the value starts to get create

@peter_ryans indeed, it is part of the infrastructure needed

Connecting devices just provides data, real value comes from analyzing the data

IoT allows companies to reinvent themselves, go to market with intriguing new products, services and partnerships. Connectivity is the starting point - the downstream innovations are where we see value being unlocked.

I believe consumers and businesses expect seamless connectivity today. In order to create real value, the connectivity of devices must improve the way we manage our lives in a previously unknown way.

One needs to harness the power that comes with this connectivity

I think of four levels
1. immediate local use: systems communicating
2. immediate organization use: monitoring and reporting
3. analytic organization use: data collection and analysis
4. analytic supplier use: link analysis to updates

.... though sometimes the connectivity of the device needs to be made easier. More #SelfEnabled capabilities are needed to make technology easy

connectivity and intelligence are a means and not an end

I agree. Secure connectivity at scale is step one, the real value comes as data collection and analysis starts

The connectivity is useless without the value.

combining the digital world with the consumer/business allows for power, growth, and development. But it is only the first step in using IoT to it's fullest