The Internet of Things

In this accessible introduction, Graham Meikle and Mercedes Bunz observe its promises of convenience and the breaking of new frontiers in communication. They also raise urgent questions regarding ubiquitous surveillance and information security, as well as the transformation of intimate personal information into commercial data.

Discussing the internet of things from a media and communication perspective, this book is an important resource for courses analysing the internet and society, and essential reading for anyone who wants to better understand the rapidly changing roles of our networked lives.

• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: First things
• Chapter 2: Addressing things
• Chapter 3: Speaking things
• Chapter 4: Seeing things
• Chapter 5: Tracking things
• Chapter 6: Last things
• References
• Index

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