CASE ARGUMENT

Logan Andrus
Trevor Bryant

Opener : Who here uses the internet? Who here has “read” the terms and conditions to an app
and pressed “agree” without looking through the actual terms and conditions of what you’re
clicking?
The Internet of Things is the network of physical devices, vehicles, home appliances, and
other items embedded with electronics, software, sensors, actuators, and network connectivity
which enable these objects to connect and exchange data via the internet.
And yes, this includes your phone. We affirm the resolution which states Resolved: The benefits
of the Internet of Things outweighs the harm of decreased personal privacy.

Definitions
Internet of Things : Everyday items embedded with electronics to allow them to connect
to the internet.
Personal privacy : Control over one's personal information is the concept that privacy is
the claim of individuals, groups, or institutions to determine for themselves when, how, and to
what extent information about them is communicated to others

Main Argument 1: Healthcare and the Economy

Sub point A: The healthcare industry would be more efficient with the Internet of Things
Connecting all devices in say, a hospital, would greatly improve the quality and
effectiveness for patients with chronic illnesses or the average kid who broke his arm. The
Internet of Things would enable doctors and nurses to get information on a patient more easily
and display this to the entire staff who are taking care of these patients.
One leading open source Internet of Things provider “Kaa” states that this platform
would allow “ healthcare system integrators to establish cross-device connectivity and
implement smart features into medical devices and related software systems”. This would make
services in hospitals much more efficient and possibly even life-saving.
Sub point B: The Internet of Things would improve the economy
McKinsey & Company, a qualitative and quantitative analysis business has conducted
over 140 user case tests to determine how effective the Internet of Things at generating economic
revenue determined that the Internet of Things has a total potential economic impact of $3.9
trillion to $11.1 trillion a year by 2025. This could possibly equal 11% of the world's economy
by 2025.
 This is no small number, even for companies like corporate giant, Microsoft or their
daunting counterpart, Apple. Buissness-to-buisness applications would be worth far more if this
influx of money was to happen. Business-to-Business applications are the exchange of products,
services or information between businesses, rather than between businesses and consumers. The
potential this could have on the consumer after only a few years or more businesses taking part
in this would create innovation and ambition between company giants.

Main Argument 2: Natural Disasters

Sub point A: Data before disaster strikes

I’m sure at some point or another you all have seen the forecast for “snow” on a monday
morning, only to be disappointed with school still happening on that day. Why is the weatherman
always wrong? With the Internet of Things weather stations and government agencies could
much more accurately predict weather and with this would come the ability to warn the public
about natural disasters heading towards them.
With thousands of sensors across the State all being connected by the Internet of Things
weather stations could get time sensitive information about forming tornadoes or supercells that
could damage towns. Of course it would take more than the internet of things to prevent these
things. Response teams would have to be ready to go as soon as these sensors indicates
something bad is happening, but with the Internet of Things we could better prepare these
response teams for what they’re heading into. These sensors can measure everything from
temperature to harmful gases or chemicals in the air. Instead of doppler radar, we could have
these sensors creating a larger boundary of what we could monitor at once.
With this technology all working towards keeping the public safe, governments could
make better preparations for large storms and could more easily evacuate its citizens if need be.

Sub point B: Recovering and Rebuilding after the disaster

The Internet of Things can not only help you prepare for a natural disaster it is also
crucial the recovery effort afterwards. According to an article by Crush Network , after the
Tōhoku earthquake in 2011, 50% of the photos were taken within 24 hours after the earthquake
and uploaded to Flickr. These were extremely helpful when mapping out areas to find missing
people.
The internet of The internet of things can be used to send notification such as a missing
person report. Donations over the internet have been around for a long time, but now thanks to
the internet of things (particularly smartphones) collecting donations has never been easier.
Raising money for the resources is a crucial part of rebuilding a community after a tragedy.
Main Argument 3: Education

Sub point A: Internet use

A study conducted by Capterra (Capterra is a free Web service that aims to help
businesses find software solutions) in 2015 showed that 73% of all U.S. teenagers had access to a
smartphone, and almost 100% of all U.S. public schools have internet access. Out of this
statistic, 70% of middle schoolers and 75% of high schoolers used laptops and smartphones for
educational purposes. This is a platform the Internet of Things can expand upon already due to
the immense popularity of cell phones and other smart devices with students and teachers.
Another study done by Capterra shows that 69% of students want to use mobile devices more in
a learning environment and most of those students want to use them to do tasks that they already
do now, such as note taking, and research. One of the greatest benefits of implementing this tech
onto a campus would be reduced operating costs for schools. New schools in Tipp City, Ohio are
saving approximately $128,000 each year by using a web-based system that controls all
mechanical equipment inside the school
With the internet of things implemented into a classroom, not only would this benefit the
counties that adopted it by saving hundreds of thousands of dollars every year, but students could
have an identical learning experience in their homes and classrooms.

Sub point B: Efficiency

According to David Logsdon , senior director of public advocacy for new and emerging
technologies at CompTIA, which is a nonprofit trade organization, says “Through Internet of
Things technology, you can push out real-time information to students from multiple sources,
rather than using one outdated textbook,”. Another site, The Huffington Post, stated that through
the Internet of Technology, notetaking would be an instant process for students. The inefficient
process of watching another powerpoint and copying everything on that slide would be less of a
norm. Notes are already being uploaded to the cloud via Google Drive. These could just be more
tools to help students study and prepare for Tests, Quizzes, and projects.
With this technology students would be able to use more to help them reach higher
grades if they choose to push themselves. Reviewing notes in a class and always having them on
the cloud could enable more students the opportunity to study with all of the material available to
them. Students that were maybe sick one day, could still have all the material they missed in
class.

Closing Statements : In conclusion, the benefit of the Internet of Things would outweigh
the decrease to personal privacy. Me and my partner aren't saying privacy is a bad thing, we are
saying however that the benefits to healthcare alone, outweigh the negatives.
List of possible main arguments
Health Care : https://www.kaaproject.org/healthcare/
https://www.nexeonmed.com/press/why-the-internet-of-medical-things-is-the-future-of-
healthcare
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/the-impact-of-
internet-of-things-on-healthcare.html

https://econsultancy.com/blog/68878-10-examples-of-the-internet-of-things-in-healthcare

Stats healthcare: https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/digital-mckinsey/our-

insights/the-internet-of-things-the-value-of-digitizing-the-physical-world

Natural Disasters
https://www.itworld.com/article/2696507/networking/how-the-internet-of-things-could-become-
a-critical-part-of-disaster-response.html

Natural disasters
Get info quickly
Hospitals
Privacy is still a good thing but the benefits outweigh this

Counter argument : Your miseducation is your own individual fault

Battery powered operations

Online Privacy Act : COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule) imposes certain
requirements on operators of websites or online services directed to children under 13 years of
age, and on operators of other websites or online services that have actual knowledge that they
are collecting personal information online from a child under 13 years of age.

Internet privacy involves the right or mandate of personal privacy concerning the storing,
repurposing, provision to third parties, and displaying of information pertaining to oneself via of
the Internet. Internet privacy is a subset of data privacy

If you agree to sign the terms and conditions of a company, they can do whatever you signed off
on.