Microsoft Windows Enters The Internet of Things Surveillance MatrixKevin Samson Where Google sees adding robotic intelligence to every home, and the IBM/ATT global partnership is to ensure that no home, appliance, or gadget is left behind, Microsofts Windows on Devices aims to offer its proprietary operating system to engage users on an already familiar platform. Specific details remain sparse, but the video below speculates on a few areas that have come to light. The possible uses that have been offered are tame compared to what we already know are the intentions behind the move toward a Smart World. In what researcher Julie Beal has dubbed Uberveillance she outlines the greater picture in her article from 2012: As the world moves toward connecting real devices to the virtual world of the Internet, the recent U.S. move to relinquish Internet control to a structure of global governance will have even vaster implications. Also consider the fact that major tech companies are working together rather than competing in the Internet of Things space by forming an Industrial Internet Consortium.Lastly, we have Facebook pursuing the purchase of a solar drone company to potentially offer planet-wide connectivity. As if all of that should not be troubling enough, the Windows on Devices website states the following: So beyond the normal government backdoors into your devices, Cloud interaction will be built in as well. In her article Prepping the cloud for the internet of things tech writer Barb Darrow leaves no doubt: This push continues despite the fact that Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak went on record to caution that Cloud Computing is absolutely not secure and is in fact fully compromised. When the above developments are combined with the stated goals of UN Agenda 21, we are seeing a convergence of disparate areas under a simple single banner of connectivity. To be sure, having you stay permanently connected in the real and virtual world has very little to do with your coffee mug or pet robot bear. Video transcript with additional research links posted below: Microsoft Could Bring Windows to Coffee Mugs, Robots Engadget reports the site, called Windows on Devices, showed up briefly Tuesday just ahead of Microsofts Build 2014 conference. But its since been taken down and now looks like this, which tells us, well, nothing. Before leaving the web, the site reportedly said Microsoft is bringing Windows to a whole new class of small devices. It even used a smart coffee mug as an example. This suggests Microsoft might embrace the so-called Internet of Things. Meaning, its going to make our everyday, dumb devices like kitchen appliances or coffee mugs smarter by connecting them to the internet. Reports indicate Microsoft is aiming Windows on Devices at makers. That is, if its even happening. Reports are speculation at this point, and as CNET notes, The Internet of Things is certainly designed to extend smart technology to dumb devices, but a coffee mug or bear? That might be a stretch. How about a watch? The Verge says the question is whether Windows on Devices could power things like watches or eyewear, both of which Microsoft is rumored to be working on. We should likely know more about this mysterious site and more as Microsoft Build kicks off Wednesday. Additional source: Recently by Kevin Samson: 