Abstract :
AS WE APPROACH the end of the 2020s, we will be able to look back 15 years and see how, for what used to be called the Internet of Things (IoT), 2015 was a pivotal year. The hype was nearing its initial peak, ready for its downward plummet. But that also meant the concerns over what the IoT meant for society and the businesses that service it were beginning to surface.