&gt; A front door that unlocks when you approach.<p>Mmmh, what could possibly go wrong with <i>that</i>?<p>I do not deny that there might be some useful applications for &quot;IoT&quot;, but what I have heard &#x2F; read about so far sounds mostly like solutions desperately looking for problems so everyone can ride the hype train.<p>Given the numerous security issues we have seen on the Internet so far, I have serious doubts about hooking up everyday objects or critical infrastructure to the Internet just for the sake of a little convenience.