The recent Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas was overflowing with new types of gadgets and devices that will become part of the Internet of Things (IoT). A business friend of mine attended the show and when he filled me in on all that he saw, he expressed amazement at what he estimated to be hundreds of wearable gadgets that he found there; they literally “dominated” the show. I had asked him prior to his attendance if he could check with some of the vendors on an important privacy topic while he was there, and so he had a lot to tell me about what he found, as well as what the vendors he spoke with wouldn’t tell him, that are directly related to privacy. (more…)