ABSTRACT
The Internet of things is poised to revolutionise the way we live and communicate and how we engage with our social and natural world. In it, objects such as household items, vending machines, and cars sense and share data with other things, via wireless, Bluetooth, or Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. Smart things are an example of persuasive technology that can control their performance, but also our behaviour, experiences, and decisions. Chapter 4 overviews recent developments in the IoT technology and their relevance to criminology. This chapter flags emerging issues criminologists and social scientists ought to engage with in the future, such as privacy, security, offending and solving crimes in smart cities, as well as the role of the Internet of things in regulating mobility.
