IoT: From the Internet of Things to the Internet of Bodies

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a concept proposed in 1999 by Kevin Ashton to describe the phenomenon of digital interconnection between objects in the physical world and the Internet. The emergence of increasingly connected devices that we can use to monitor aspects of our well-being and health by carrying them with us has given rise to the concept of the Internet of Bodies (IoB). The use of these devices to monitor various parameters of our body results in the processing of biometric and health data with undoubted advantages, but it also entails risks to privacy and, in certain circumstances, can compromise the physical integrity of the user.