IoT A GATEWAY FOR ACCEPTANCE: THE POTENTIAL FOR BROAD PURPOSE IMPLANT DEVICES

Abstract

While the term Internet of Things (IoT) has become commonplace in both technologists and the average consumer vernacular, implications in terms of usage in implanted devices and the potential for changing social norms have been largely overlooked in literature. The goal of this secondary literature review was to explore two questions through the frame of the Technology Acceptance Model, Technology Innovation and Diffusion Model, Agency Theory, and additional background literature. First, while there are several obvious reasons to adopt a medical implant for quality of life purposes, could the election to implant a non-medically necessary spread through the Technology Innovation and Diffusion model? Secondly, could perceptions of timesaving's influence certain populations to accept technology for ease of use thwarting privacy for convenience?