The Internet of other people’s things, Book

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The Internet of other people’s things

KAIRUS ART+RESEARCH, Graz, AUSTRIA
PDF Version, 235 pages, colour illustrations
2018
English
Edited by Linda Kronman and Andreas Zingerle
ISBN: 978-3-9504200-1-2
PDF Version
http://ioopt.kairus.org/index.php/book/journey-into-predictability/
Dealing with the pathologies of a digital world

The Internet of Things (IoT), smart city initiatives, and smart home technology are marketed to us as sleek and glamorous 3D renderings promising a convenient and sustainable technology that will save us and our planet from a future of environmental distress. Yet the buzzword bingo of smart city rhetoric, the polished advertisements for networked devices, and the glossy packaging of smart home devices are in stark contrast to the news and research which investigates the vulnerabilities of our connected lives.

The expansion of the IoT and the proliferation of virtually-connected data points are providing ever increasing amounts of information for those keen on use or abuse. The massive implementation of IoT in hyper-connected urban environments, paths the way to technocratic governance and urban development, corporatizing our living spaces into lock-in, hack-able, “pan optic” smart cities. The IoT seems to develop towards an Internet of other people’s things (IoopT), where users do not own their data, agree to Terms of Services that mean their data are then shared by default to third parties, and the risks that citizens rights are managed by technocratic governance or cyber criminals attacking critical infrastructures are always present.

In this cyberwar of ideas, an asymmetric battle for power and influence, systems will have to be more robust and people will have to be more vigilant. Therefore we turned to the community of artists, designers, activists, hackers and researchers with an open call for new critical perspectives on ubiquitous technology and its impact on our lifestyle. We were looking for for projects that abuse to expose; artistic research and tacit knowledge that is produced through cultures of making, hacking, and reverse engineering. Our aim was to collect artworks, projects, essays, and interviews discussing questions such as: What does privacy look like in a smart home of connected objects? How are citizens involved in co-design collaborations with private corporations and the public sector to build better cities? How can we enable a secure and trustworthy Internet communication so that business, personal, and machine-to-machine interactions can be conducted safely and without interferences?

Content:

FOREWORD by Jonathan Woodier

THE INTERNET OF OTHER PEOPLE’S THINGS – INTRODUCTION
by Linda Kronman and Andreas Zingerle

DYSTOPIAN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WITHIN
THE INTERNET OF THINGS by Helena Nikonole

FOUND by Carlos Rene Pacheco

ARTISTIC RECONNAISSANCE by KairUs Art+Research

LISTENING STATIONS: A PROMPT TO EXAMINE THE HISTORIES
OF THE INTERNET OF THINGS by Owen Mundy

JOURNEY INTO PREDICTABILITY by Yvonne Volkart

PREFERRED MY OLD SKIN by Tyler Coburn

SENSING THE SMART CITY – In conversation with Tyler Coburn

SMART CITIES AND SMART WASTE – In conversation with Binna Choi

SOUTH KOREAN HOMES, NEIGHBORHOODS AND CITIES –
In conversation with artist duo Nana & Felix

CRITICAL AND PLAYFUL MITIGATION: TACKLING SMART CITY
CONTROVERSIES WITH FICTIONS AND GAMES by Bastien Kerspern

RESISTING THE DEPLOYMENT OF LINKY IN FRANCE by Lily Martinet

FEELING AT HOME: BETWEEN HUMAN AND AI by Lauren McCarthy

MONITOR: CODE, BROWSER, VIEWER by Luke Munn

FEELING AT HOME WITH THE INTERNET OF THINGS by Anuradha Reddy

TOSS (TERMS OF SERVICE STATIC) by Mez Breeze

LEAKED LOCATIONS FROM YOUR NETWORKED PAST by Lasse Scheriffig

THE WORK OF ART IN THE AGE OF ITS
TECHNOLOGICAL DISTRIBUTION by Cesar Escuardo Andaluz

RAZOR WIRE MODEM: AN ARTISTIC INTERVENTION
AT THE SCHENGEN BORDER by Martin Reiche

THE DECAY OF DIGITAL THINGS by Andrew Lovett-Barron