While this was a hypothetical situation, it's pretty close to becoming the reality if certain measures are not taken.Welcome to the world of Internet of things wherein a plethora of devices are connected to the internet which emanates huge amounts of data. The social embrace of the IOT devices leads people to trust these devices with collection of their personal data without understanding the future implications.- In an ideal environment, information exchange should take place between all the interconnected IoT devices. What had transpired was a classic case of hacking of some of the home automation devices. This Data if analyzed correctly, will have a lot of context to our lives. While amidst this hara-kiri, my Nest alarm notifies me about the alarming levels of Carbon Monoxide inside my house.But I was alive and kicking and no one had entered my house.

Source: Economic Times June 11, 2016 08:00 UTC