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How the Internet of things is changing business

8 ways the Internet of things will change the way we live and work

By 2020, there will be tens of billions of data-spouting devices connected to the Internet. And they're already changing how we live and work

ALEC SCOTT
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HOME AND OFFICE
The heat is on
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CITIES
Goodbye gridlock
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MANUFACTURING
Rise of the machine
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VEHICLES
I, robot truck
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TRANSPORTATION
Planes, trains, shipping lanes
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HEALTH CARE
Fit (and you know it)
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ENERGY
Power to the people
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AGRICULTURE
Grain expectations
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The Internet of things takes off in Canada

Sensor technology is gaining traction with companies hungry to find efficiencies. But for some, the scale of the transformation is daunting.

SHANE DINGMAN
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WATCH: Take a tour through one of Canada's most automated homes
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Globe debate

We need to bake privacy into the connected devices of tomorrow. But has that ship already sailed?

Ann Cavoukian, executive director of the Privacy and Big Data Institute at Ryerson University, and former information and privacy commissioner of Ontario, squares off against Peter Nowak, Toronto-based writer and author of Humans 3.0: The Upgrading of the Species.
Ann Cavoukian Why privacy must be baked into the Internet of Things Peter Nowak Be not afraid: Benefits of smart technology are too great to ignore
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The ‘Internet of Things’ will have to earn our trust

With more people online, the time has come to think through what this means in terms of who gets what, when and how

GORDON SMITH
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Many companies poised to profit from the Internet of Things are already giants of industry. Apple and Google, to be sure, but also Cisco Systems Inc. and International Business Machines, General Electric Co. and Siemens. (FREDERICK FLORIN/AFP/Getty Images)
GE, Cisco flex major muscle in trend toward 'Industrial Internet'

Investors should see Internet of Things as a means of helping some already-great companies become even greater

David Milstead
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With the Internet of Things, chip makers are poised to make billions, as analysts at Citigroup forecast IoT semiconductor sales to grow at a 29-per-cent annual rate from 2014 to 2017, versus 3 per cent for the overall semiconductor industry. (Albert Gea/REUTERS)
Power up: 12 semiconductor stocks well placed for the Internet of Things

Here are chip-maker stocks the Street is betting will rise along with the IoT trend

David Milstead
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WATCH: What's left for bricks and mortar stores in a digital age?
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The Father of Wearable computing

Toronto’s Steve Mann on how wearables fit into the world of connected devices, and the privacy debate

DAVID KENNEDY
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Security expert Ted Harrington says says hackers exploit smart devices as a point of entry because they are often poorly protected. (Darren Calabrese For The Globe and Mail)
Internet of Things a playground for hackers

Seemingly innocuous smart devices can provide ‘pivot points’ into networks where valuable information resides

Shane Dingman
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