Episode 108: Owning digital property could save our privacy

Kevin is back for this week’s show, and we talk about Google Home, Amazon’s latest hardware plans for the Echo and how we think voice may evolve. I installed the Honeywell T5 thermostat as well as a leak sensor from Honeywell, and share what I liked and what I didn’t. We also discuss Kevin’s field trip to the Biosphere 2 project in Arizona and the latest developer survey from The Eclipse Foundation. Bitmark’s platform used a custom-designed blockchain to store digital property records. After some more news, we turn to this week’s guest. Sean Moss-Pultz, CEO of Bitmark, explains how he thinks giving people the ability to own digital property will make privacy easier online. His company has built a blockchain based software product that stores rights to someone’s digital data whether it’s photos or fitness info. We discuss why this sort of record matters and how Bitmark plans to make its abstract ideas real. It’s a fun discussion. Hosts: Stacey Higginbotham and Kevin Tofel Guest: Sean Moss-Pultz, CEO of Bitmark Sponsors: Samsung ARTIK and IFTTT What devices do I want to talk to in the home? News from Lutron, August and Logitech A modest proposal for smart thermostat makers Should we turn digital assets from intellectual property to just property Donate your data — or just keep track of it online The post Episode 108: Owning digital property could save our privacy appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.