Technology Quarterly | When humans are connected
Hugo Campos has waged a decade-long battle for access to his heart implant
What happens when humans are connected to smart machines?
A WORLD FULL of connected sensors will generate huge amounts of data. It will also generate arguments about who can use and analyse those data. For Hugo Campos—an American campaigner whose vital organs are connected to the internet via a medical implant—such arguments have consumed the past decade of his life.
This article appeared in the Technology Quarterly section of the print edition under the headline “The data liberator”