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Risk and the Internet of Things: Damocles, Pythia, or Pandora?

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posted on 2025-03-06, 23:24 authored by C Showell
The Internet of Things holds great promise for healthcare, but also embodies a number of risks. This analysis suggests that the risks are as yet poorly delineated (having features in common with the oracle Pythia, and with Pandora and her box), and that adopting the precautionary principle is appropriate.

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Publication title

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 221: Proceedings of the EFMI Special Topic Conference 2016 - Transforming Healthcare with the Internet of Things

Volume

221

Editors

J Hofdijk, B Seroussi, C Lovis, F Ehrler, F Sieverink, A Ugon, M Mercigonja-Szekeres

Pagination

31-35

ISBN

978-1-61499-632-3

Department/School

Information and Communication Technology

Publisher

IOS Press BV

Publication status

  • Published

Place of publication

Netherlands

Event title

Transforming Healthcare with the Internet of Things

Event Venue

Paris, France

Date of Event (Start Date)

2016-04-17

Date of Event (End Date)

2016-04-19

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Copyright The Authors and IOS Press. Published under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License.

Socio-economic Objectives

220499 Information systems, technologies and services not elsewhere classified

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    riskprivacycomputer securityinternet

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