I don't really want to sign up for a user account to use my new refrigerator. But thanks.
This is where we're at. IoT devices demanding your email, phone number, and probably your firstborn just to keep your milk cold.
The same dystopian data extraction playbook that ruined the internet is now coming for your appliances. Every device wants to be a platform. Every platform wants to monetize your behavior.
Meanwhile, crypto offers an alternative: self-sovereign identity, permissionless access, no middleman rent-seeking on your fridge data.
But sure, let's keep pretending Web2 surveillance capitalism is normal.
This is where we're at. IoT devices demanding your email, phone number, and probably your firstborn just to keep your milk cold.
The same dystopian data extraction playbook that ruined the internet is now coming for your appliances. Every device wants to be a platform. Every platform wants to monetize your behavior.
Meanwhile, crypto offers an alternative: self-sovereign identity, permissionless access, no middleman rent-seeking on your fridge data.
But sure, let's keep pretending Web2 surveillance capitalism is normal.