What is Happening?
News reports this week revealed some unintended consequences of personal but publicly available mapping data, specifically how a fitness app made a map available aggregating user activity, which also happened to unintentionally reveal locations and behavioral patterns of U.S. military personnel. Meanwhile, much less publicized - but much more important in many ways - is an early January publication of vulnerabilities of certain location-tracking devices. We expect instances like these to not only continue but also to increase in number and volume, highlighting the urgent need for meaningful discussions about the Internet of Things, location privacy, and national security.
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Ron Exler
Mr. Exler is a Director and Principal Analyst with the ISG Provider Lens (IPL) service, a part of ISG Research. His focus is on the disruptive and progressive influences on businesses – and the experiences of their customers - of the Internet of Things (IoT), location intelligence, Digital Workplace and application modernization. Ron is lead analyst for the IoT Services 2021 IPL study as well as the Healthcare and Life Sciences Digital Services 2020 and 2021 IPL studies. He is also the owner of the IPL subscriptions services for enterprises and service providers. Ron bridges the gap between business and technology through active analyses and clear communications of issues and opportunities.
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