Rise of the machines: who is the ‘internet of things’ good for?

Often this concession is a resource exchange - you pay, they provide - but one that has few other expectations upon you. For instance when I buy some breakfast cereal I don't have to prove I have bowls, spoons and milk. Market forces dictate that the widest market is desired and this is the one that expects the least from it's customer. The store just wants to sell cereal. However, for some things I might want, I have to demonstrate my suitability to society. It might be dangerous to sell guns as widely as cereal or fiscally irresponsible to sell houses to unknown parties. The management of your suitability for various things is often held by other, trusted structures within society - government records etc. Thus the task left to the individual is to prove their identity so that these 'suitabilities' can be attributed to the person present and to connect appropriate 'suitabilities' stored in disparate structures e.g. bank account and gun license. Therefore, the key questions as we journey through this technological transformation are 1) can I pay and 2) can I prove my identity?

To my mind this is why the mobile phone is such an iconic piece of technology as it looks like it is becoming the preferred mechanism for a person to answer both. However, in answer to your question I think what you may begin to experience is inconvenience more than exclusion.