The Internet in Everything

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"Sobering and important." —*Financial Times*, "Best Books of 2020: Technology"

The Internet of Things (IoT) threatens human rights and security by blurring the line between physical and virtual worlds. While offering tremendous social and economic benefits, the IoT's interconnectedness—from cars to cardiac monitors—poses radical risks: cyber outages can lead to loss of life, and control of this infrastructure has become a proxy for political power. Laura DeNardis argues that this physical diffusion of the Internet escalates critical governance concerns around privacy, discrimination, human safety, democracy, and national security. She reveals the hidden power embedded in our technology, exploring how technical governance arrangements will form the "constitution of our future," and proposes vital cyber-policy solutions.