This book, based upon the 1970's Ira Levin science fiction novel This Perfect Day, investigates the science and technology of pervasive adaptation from a human-centred perspective, and considers social, ethical and legal issues. It offers a view of innovative technologies from a socio-technical standpoint, with opinion on where research is heading and highlights controversial issues - with which some contributors may not be in full agreement.

Miniaturisation and Moore’s Law have combined to make pervasive computing a reality, while advances in intelligent software make adaptation of those pervasive computing environments possible. This opens up a wide range of interesting and beneficial applications in health, commerce and entertainment; it also offers the possibility of every behaviour, preference and even emotion being sensed and recorded digitally, and then, possibly, being used in a way that is less desirable: for surveillance, invasions of privacy, reduction or removal of rights.

Imperial College Press
(Sept 2011)
ISBN-13: 978-1848167483
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2011