ACM Interactions

Authors:
Anne Clarke

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The development of ambient and pervasive devices and systems is gathering momentum—recent examples include the Whereabouts Clock [8] and digital jewelry [10]. These types of technologies provide new contexts for communication between users. The eSense project [3] is developing a systems approach for large-scale deployment of ambient technologies, based on the concept of motes—tiny "disposable" wireless devices—for a range of application areas, including personal use (e.g., mood-based services), the wireless hospital concept, and the tracking of food processing. General concerns about the risks that large-scale deployment of these technologies will present to the users have also been raised [2].…

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