This article pinpoints an hilarious side effect of the internet of things: smart fridges and TVs reportedly spamming email accounts on the regular. Although the article is humorous in its approach it highlights a smaller side effect of unstable technology in the hands of unorganized tech companies. With such small steps towards the internet of things already breaking down in communication we should be weary of pushing these technologies in the hands of marketeers and manipulators; the potential for abuse is far too great.

Marshal, Gary. "Internet of Bad Things: it's time to get paranoid about your fridge." Tech Radar. January 17, 2014. Accessed March 19, 2014. http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/internet-of-bad-things-it-s-time-to-get-paranoid-about-your-fridge-1216209