{"id":62757,"date":"2018-05-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foxtail\/2018\/05\/30\/jon-rogers-internet-things\/"},"modified":"2021-02-09T01:33:42","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T01:33:42","slug":"jon-rogers-internet-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/en\/internet-culture\/interviews\/jon-rogers-internet-things\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Rogers: Internet of Things, is this the best you\u2019ve got?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A good portion of our lives is lived online, but it\u2019s not just through computers and smartphones. The Internet of Things \u2014 the networked computing environment that spans the globe \u2014 allows the web to permeate our clothes, our homes, our cities.<\/p>\n<p>The web is now made up of billions of connected devices and <a href=\"https:\/\/wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zettabyte\">zettabytes<\/a> (yes that\u2019s a real word) of data. By 2025, the number of internet connected devices is projected to reach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/471264\/iot-number-of-connected-devices-worldwide\/\">75 billion<\/a>. That pencils out to about nine connected devices per person on the planet. It doesn\u2019t seem so far fetched when you consider the proliferation of mundane devices \u2014 lightbulbs, televisions, refrigerators, cameras, toys, doorbells, tea kettles \u2014 not to mention phones, computers and digital assistants available to keep us networked today. Can we even imagine what the future Internet of Things holds?<\/p>\n<p>Mozilla Senior Fellow Jon Rogers hopes it\u2019s better than appliances and digital assistants.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mozilla Fellow Jon Rogers: Can the Internet of Things do better?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LSoMX2PmlNI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFundamentally I want to see more imagination and more creativity and the ability for individuals to turn that creativity into something not just useful for themselves but also something beneficial for the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Which is to say, Rogers doesn\u2019t think the technology is the problem. The people behind the technology are the problem.<\/p>\n<p>As a mission-driven not-for-profit, Mozilla supports people working to build a more \u200bhumane\u200b \u200bdigital\u200b \u200bworld, and as a Senior Mozilla Fellow, Rogers is helping develop the <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.mozilla.org\/Open_IoT\">Open IoT Studio<\/a>, a project that explores the intersection between internet health and the challenge of emerging technologies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to start looking at the power dynamics of play who is in control, who is benefiting, where is this work going,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd what&#8217;s your role in that relationship.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He points to <a href=\"https:\/\/openeffect.ca\/fitness-trackers\/\">fitness trackers<\/a> as an example.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoes that sports brand care about your personal health and fitness or do they just want you to wear out more trainers and so by counting your steps, you\u2019re creating a culture of competitiveness in a global step counting,\u201d he said. \u201cThis has nothing to do with the nation or the global health. But it could.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for digital assistants, it all seems underwhelming so far. \u201cHere we have the most powerful machine learning artificially intelligent devices imaginable, something I dreamed of as a youngster in rural England, and now that we have it, we\u2019re using it to replace a remote control to turn on lights and play music.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Even so, Rogers is optimistic that IoT technology can revolutionize healthcare, social mobility, connectivity, democracy and learning. Growing up in\u00a0 Oxfordshire, he consumed everything futuristic that he could get his hands on \u2014 books, films, comics, television shows. Ultimately, it was Doctor Who that inspired him to contribute to a future with computers and technology. We may have connected doorbells instead of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sonic_screwdriver\">sonic screwdrivers<\/a>, but Rogers is hopeful we can shape the Internet of Things for greater impact.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith regards to the Internet of Things, what I&#8217;m most hopeful for is its ability to make us more human,\u201d Rogers said. \u201cBut it needs to be accountable. It needs to be responsible, and it needs to have this notion of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/internet-health\/\">healthy<\/a> so that it reinforces good behavior and better society and personal happiness and longevity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>More about Mozilla and IoT<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iot.mozilla.org\/\">Project Things by Mozilla<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.mozilla.org\/Open_IoT\">Mozilla Open IoT Studio<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/blog\/2017\/09\/27\/new-film-magazine-uncertain-future-artificial-intelligence-iot\/\">Film, Magazine: The Uncertain Future of Artificial Intelligence and IoT<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/advocacy.mozilla.org\/privacynotincluded\">*privacy not included: A Guide to Make Shopping for Connected Gifts Safer, Easier, and Way More Fun<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/blog\/2017\/01\/05\/living-inside-the-computer-mozilla-is-calling-for-responsible-iot\/\">Living Inside the Computer: Building Responsible IoT<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><i>About Mozilla Fellowships<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foundation.mozilla.org\/fellowships\/\">Mozilla Fellowships<\/a> provide resources, tools, community and amplification to those building a more \u200bhumane\u200b \u200bdigital\u200b \u200bworld. During their tenure, Fellows use their skill sets \u2014 in technology, in activism, in science, in policy \u2014 to design products, run campaigns, influence policy and ultimately lay the groundwork for a more open and inclusive internet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A good portion of our lives is lived online, but it\u2019s not just through computers and smartphones. The Internet of Things \u2014 the networked computing environment that spans the globe \u2014 allows the web to permeate our clothes, our homes, our cities. 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