#internetofbodies

[learner-blog]

The Legacy Support

Logan contemplates his outdated Model 4 Bioport in a futuristic clinic, facing internal tech obsolescence. Image generated by Gemini Plus. He traced the raised, scar-tissue edge of the Model 4 Bioport embedded just below his left ribs. It felt cold. It always felt cold, like a copper coin permanently pressed into his skin. Inside the sleek, sterile clinic booth, the diagnostic screen flickered…

The Legacy Support

[ficklefuturist]

Know thyself. It’s an old adage that has new resonance in the digital age. Today, you can buy smart devices that monitor your heartbeat, blood pressure, exercise habits, water intake, sleep, mood, menstrual cycle, sexual activity, and meditation patterns, not to mention your poop. The internet of things has turned into what academic and author Andrea Matwyshyn has termed the “Internet of Bodies” with the promise of selling you insights about your “quantified self.” https://www.wired.com/story/book-excerpt-your-data-will-be-used-against-you-andrew-guthrie-ferguson/

[ficklefuturist]

Your Body Is Betraying Your Right to Privacy

Know thyself. It’s an old adage that has new resonance in the digital age. Today, you can buy smart devices that monitor your heartbeat, blood pressure, exercise habits, water intake, sleep, mood, menstrual cycle, sexual activity, and meditation patterns, not to mention your poop. The internet of things has turned into what academic and author Andrea Matwyshyn has termed the “Internet of Bodies” with the promise of selling you insights about your “quantified self.” https://www.wired.com/story/book-excerpt-your-data-will-be-used-against-you-andrew-guthrie-ferguson/

[joaobragancagil]

Welcome to the Internet of Bodies

MA ID - Joao Gil