Title :
Tiny Salespeople: Mediated Transactions and the Internet of Things
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Law, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Abstract :
If the Internet of Things becomes reality, everyday objects might try to sell you products and services. This presents both benefits and perils, the latter in the form of an increased "attack surface" for companies interested in jogging sales.
Keywords :
Internet of Things; retail data processing; security of data; Internet of things; attack surface; jogging sales; mediated transactions; tiny salespeople; Internet; Internet of things; Marketing and sales; Strategic planning; Internet of Things; computer privacy; computer-mediated transactions; e-commerce; human-computer interaction;
Journal_Title :
Security & Privacy, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSP.2013.127