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From tractors to smartphones, consumers may own their devices but the manufacturers still often hold the keys.
The Agricultural Internet of Things is making farming more efficient. An information technology expert describes some of the challenges of working with sensors and antennas underground.
In the development of ever smarter homes, Amazon could soon have access to the maps of our houses created and stored by Roomba vacuums.
Internet-connected appliances tempt people with science fictionlike conveniences, but beneath the sparkling surface lurk potential privacy violations.
Smart devices can make our lives easier. But they also present security risks.
We believe fitness trackers keep us healthy, and connected toys keep children safe – but such devices are easily abused.
New 5G technologies also boast the raw ingredients needed to beam wireless power to small devices.
The Internet of Things will transform industry, agriculture, and our cities. But we need to consider carefully the risks as well as the rewards.
Internet technologies and the devices that enable information access and transfer are useful in crisis management. Accessing these readily available digital technologies can help community resiliency.
Australia’s new voluntary code of practice to make IoT devices more secure may expose consumers to greater risks.
For decades experts have puzzled over why most people claim to have privacy concerns, but few actually do enough about it.
The massive increase in internet-connected devices will create an informal surveillance network that could be used to target protestors and activists.
How indoor solar cells could help power the Internet of Things.
The coronavirus pandemic lays bare the many vulnerabilities created by society’s dependence on the internet. Watch the video to learn more about these issues.
Much of the world is moving online in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Society’s newly increased dependence on the internet is bringing the need for good cyber policy into sharp relief.
Co-opting internet-connected devices could disrupt transportation systems on Election Day, stymie political campaigns, or help make information warfare more credible.
Cities around the world are struggling to manage their mountains of waste. We can use the Internet of Things for smart waste systems that collect, sort, reuse and recycle most of what is thrown out.
How can the internet accommodate more and more users every day?
Instead of trying to explain the mystifying mathematics behind how algorithms work, this researcher started looking at how they actually ‘see’ the world we live in.
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Professor of Business Law and Ethics, Indiana University
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Senior Research Fellow, UNSW Allens Hub for Technology, Law & Innovation and Senior Lecturer, School of Private & Commercial Law, UNSW Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Computer Science & Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Professor of Strategy, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management
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Associate Professor – Information & Communication Technology (ICT), CQUniversity Australia
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Head, The Cyber Academy, Edinburgh Napier University
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Deputy Dean Research at Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Telecommunications Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor, Emerging Technologies Research Lab, Monash University, Monash University
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Engaged Research Fellow, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Practice, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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Professor of Digital Economy, University of Nottingham
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Co-director, Centre for Digital Business, University of Salford
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Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
