> One of those possibilities [of the widespread connectivity to IoT devices] is certainly connectivity that is now completely outside of the control of the "owner" of these devices... By putting a cellular modem and SIM directly in a device... it will be able to report home whether the "owner" wants it to or not. The vendor will retain control and will be able to, for example, disable the device at will.
It has transcended corporations and is now permeating all of society. Our devices are or will be managed by corporations and governments. As users of these devices, this management naturally extends to our entire lives. I hope at some point it becomes too oppressive for people to tolerate... Only way to see any real change.
This an aspect of the increasing separation between “owner[ship]” and control that was predicted by James Burnham in his 1941 book The Managerial Revolution. (https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20...)