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Will The Internet Of Things Sacrifice Or Save The Environment?

Will The Internet Of Things Sacrifice Or Save The Environment?

by The Daily Eye Team December 12 2016, 4:30 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 32 secs

The internet of things (IoT) – that ever-expanding ecosystem of digital sensors, home appliances and wearable smart devices – attracts its fair share of attention. Speculation is rife on how the 23bn-odd (and counting) “things” will improve quality of life, streamline business operations and ultimately fuel economic benefits to the tune of up to $11tn per year by 2025. Less often considered is the cost to the environment of such a vast network of devices. With the full extent of the IoT far from being realised, even experts are divided on whether it will spell doom or salvation for the environment.

 

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