No matter where you are, there are more sensors around you than you may realize. Inexpensive, but driven by processors that are maturing at a fast clip, they monitor the brake pads in your car, the sprinkler systems in the office, and can monitor motion, heat, and much more. Sensors are being deployed in security systems and airports all around the world, among many other places. Futurists believe that sensors will increasingly be embedded inside of us to monitor our physical systems and communicate information about them wirelessly to our mobile devices.
All of this is why Open Source Sensing is an interesting initiative. The organization's call to action reads like this: Pervasive sensing is arriving soon ? we have a short window of opportunity for guiding this technology to protect both our security and our privacy.
