We are increasingly using the Internet of Things in our daily lives – from controlling the temperature of our homes remotely, to checking our smartphone for real-time travel updates and asking Alexa (or Siri) to play a particular song. As the IoT expands, the amount of data being generated and shared balloons too, making the […]
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