Wearable, Shareable... Unbearable? The IoT and AI Tech Nobody Asked For but Cybercriminals Love!
- Mark Miller
- Jul 14
- 2 min read
Updated: Jul 22
In a world where convenience reigns and privacy erodes, we’re trading our social contracts for a digital surveillance state—and big tech is the only winner.
In an era where 5G, smartphones, smart TVs, and AI-powered homes are no longer futuristic luxuries but everyday essentials, we're ushering in a tech-driven world that raises some uncomfortable questions. As we voluntarily invite more digital surveillance into our lives, are we sleepwalking toward a "digital panopticon," where privacy is a relic of the past?
In this rapidly evolving landscape, the stakes are high—and maybe we're the last to realize it. As an anthro-technologist, I'll explore why the so-called "smart revolution" may not be so brilliant after all, and how we've unwittingly traded our social contracts for the convenience of big tech. Should we be preparing for a digital apocalypse—or is it already here?
Lianne's session, "Wearable, Shareable... Unbearable?, will be streamed globally from Leeds, England on September 16-17, 2025 as part of The Artificial UnIntelligence Conference.
About Lianne Potter
Lianne Potter is a cybersecurity specialist and Digital anthropologist, who has delivered talks across the globe to share her vision for a new type of security function.
Drawing upon her expertise as a cyber-anthropologist, her practical experience as a security-focused software developer and as a security practitioner; Lianne combines the human and the technical aspects of security to evangelise a cultural security transformation.
She is on the advisory board for a community enterprise aimed at encouraging diversity in tech, is a published author, podcast regular, and recently won Computing.com’s Security Specialist of the Year for her work on human-centric approaches to security.
In 2021 she won two awards for Security Leader of the Year 2021 and Woman of the Year in the Enterprise category and in 2023 she won ‘Cyber Personality of the Year’ in The Real Cyber Awards.
Lianne is doing a Masters in AI and Data Science in 2024.
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