My concern about the "internet of things" is not discussed here. My concern is that "internet of things" is really a synonym for "things that used to work grea

My concern about the "internet of things" is not discussed here. My concern is that "internet of things" is really a synonym for "things that used to work great independently but now have external dependencies that make them less reliable and less accommodating, for primarily anti-consumer reasons including surveillance and vendor lock-in"