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Much has been said and written about the Internet of Things (IoT) and the migration to all things internet. In the Enterprise, this notion has been further magnified by the “bring your own device” (BYOD) movement. As the world becomes more and more mobile, the tethering of business functions to the office or desktop is becoming less of the norm. We increasingly want all of our transactions and general communications to be on demand; i.e., information anytime, anywhere and on any device. These trends of
necessity, will eventually require each individual to be a walking, breathing IP address, possibly under Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6). This might sound farfetched on the face of it, but
is it really? We have smart phones, iPods, iPads, social media services and all made possible through High Performance Computing (HPC) and “Cloud” services. All of these technologies greatly enhance the way “business” is done these days. There is only one link remaining that will accelerate the total efficiency of global transactions, the convergence of internet to the individual, or as I have coined it, the “Internet of U.”!
An IP address is the current method by which all communicating machines or
Internet of U (IoU)
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devices are connected to the internet. A passkey, password or biometric method is required for human beings to interface with these internet-aided devices. Most of these methods, except for biometric technologies, have been shown to lack the ultimate in cyber security and ease of use. Retina scans and fingerprint access are cumbersome and intrusive at best, but what if proximity sensing were possible using some biometric method. Wearable technology in the form
individuals via a GPS mechanism incorporated in the chip. This however could be made a non- issue in about ninety percent of the cases since most people cary the ubiquitous cell phone (having GPS built in) and this could act as the proximity reader for any personally embedded microchip.! But how would such a system be used globally especially in the underdeveloped regions of South America, Africa or some Asia- pacific regions. Many of these regions, although not having the
“wired” infrastructure are leap-frogging wire-line technologies and going straight to wireless technologies such as WiFi. In fact, Google and other well known internet companies are experimenting with High- altitude balloon transponders to address the remotest corners of the earth. This is being done to accelerate the
deployment of internet services where wired infrastructure is virtually impossible or would take too long to implement. ! With everyone becoming their own IP address, the “Internet of U” is a possibility that is closer to being a reality.!
of passive Tattooed or nano- electronics or even embedded microchips are interesting options with the latter being the more secure and personal. The embedded chip has been used to track pets but it’s this ability that has caused the most uproar especially when it applies to humans. The biggest concern is that the government or those in authority would be able to track