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==Uses and Examples==

==Uses and Examples==

Wired Magazine, in a sponsored article, outlined how building bridges and other integral infrastructure with "smart cement", using sensors involved in [[M2M]] would result in superior, more thorough tracking of bridge quality and strength. This could potentially alert engineers to any issues with structural integrity--ensuring the ability to monitor cracks and stresses. <ref>[http://www.wired.com/insights/2014/11/the-internet-of-things-bigger/ The Internet of Things. Retrieved 18 October 2015.]</ref>

In a sponsored article, Wired Magazine outlined how building bridges and other integral infrastructure with "smart cement", using sensors involved in [[M2M]] would result in superior, more thorough tracking of bridge quality and strength. This could potentially alert engineers to any issues with structural integrity--ensuring the ability to monitor cracks and stresses. <ref>[http://www.wired.com/insights/2014/11/the-internet-of-things-bigger/ The Internet of Things. Retrieved 18 October 2015.]</ref>

==Criticism==

==Criticism==

Evgeny Morozov, a Belarusian writer, researcher and critic of the Internet and its development as a commercial entity, has explored the use of IoT as an apparatus of the state.  In an article for The Guardian, the writer describes the success of digital tracking as a proxy for surveillance and policing of citizens. <ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/20/rise-of-data-death-of-politics-evgeny-morozov-algorithmic-regulation The Rise of Data and Death of Politics. Retrieved 19 Oct 2015.]</ref>

Evgeny Morozov<ref>[http://www.evgenymorozov.com/ Evgeny Morozov Homepage. Retrieved 19 Oct. 2015.]</ref>, a Belarusian writer, researcher and critic of the Internet and its development as a commercial entity, has explored the use of IoT as an apparatus of the state.  In an article for The Guardian, the writer describes the success of digital tracking as a proxy for surveillance and policing of citizens. <ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/20/rise-of-data-death-of-politics-evgeny-morozov-algorithmic-regulation The Rise of Data and Death of Politics. Retrieved 19 Oct 2015.]</ref>

==References==

==References==

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