Overview of IoT: ethical, social and political issues

• Main Authors: Chan, Meng Shen, Wong, Doris Hooi Ten, Mohamad, Ahmad Razif, ‘Abid Shamsul, Khairul, Chee, Chong Meng, Ibrahim, Roslina
• Format: Article
• Published: OIJI UTM 2018
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General); QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/82007/; http://apps.razak.utm.my/ojs/index.php/oiji/article/view/35
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Internet of Things (IoT) is a technology which encompasses the network of objects that features a specific IP address within internet connection, then the communication occurs between the objects and other Internet-based devices and systems. Experts’ vision that the IoT in the future could potentially amalgamate digital and biological on a same platform, that enable users to gain control of devices and provide a real-time information that will improve the quality of life. Literature review discussed on IoT issues through an organized review papers, white papers, intellectual discourse by experts and web databas. This paper will also provide an overview of IoT and discuss the ethical, social, and political issues that raised in society. The discussion will lead the good researchers a good comprehensive view on the current IoT trend issues and the interplay of the focus areas will be important for future works.