The objective to put a computer into almost everything certainly has an up side.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/08/24/smart_fridge_security_fubar
However, the downside is the potential for many more things to become hack-able.
http://thehackernews.com/2015/08/hacking-internet-of-things-drone.html
http://thehackernews.com/2015/07/smartwatch-hacking.html ,
http://thehackernews.com/2014/12/Android-Smartwatch-Hacked.html
How many times will a person pay to regain the illusion of control of their gadgets?
http://thehackernews.com/2015/08/ransomware-android-smartwatch.html
http://thehackernews.com/2015/08/hacking-phone.html
http://thehackernews.com/2014/12/ICANN-Hacked.html
http://thehackernews.com/2015/05/google-vault-microsd.html
http://thehackernews.com/2015/01/nsa-regin-qwerty-keylogger_27.html
Perhaps IoT could eventually hack the world.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_of_Things#Intelligence ,
https://www.techopedia.com/2/31300/technology-trends/big-data/how-can-we-handle-the-internet-of-things-generated-data-ethically
The movie Oblivion provides a fascinating glimpse into how an A.I. system can take over a planet.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oblivion_(2013_film)#Plot ,
http://www.wired.com/2013/04/oblivion-movie-questions
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