It adds value, just not for the consumer or user. Note that I didn't say owner as this internet of thing is actually the internet of someone else's things, typi

It adds value, just not for the consumer or user. Note that I didn't say owner as this internet of thing is actually the internet of someone else's things, typically the manufacturer. Think apple devices meets with giving away ownership and control of your data to a third party provider, the current obvious is facebook. All this seem to be the logical next step in the evolution of corporation trying to exploit the internet for their own needs and turn it into a massive surveillance tool. Something that started quite a while ago on the day advertising invited itself to the party.