I'm the Operator of My Pocket Computator - Dangers of Context Automation

These are good times for context awareness. Millions of people roam the planet with mobile devices that are capable of context sensing. Phones, media players, cameras and navigators contain embedded sensors for location, acceleration, radios, sound, or light, among other properties. They encounter numerous systems with embedded computing and networking, and, increasingly, ambient intelligence. The people deal with thousands of web services that aggregate their contextual data, such as presence, location, activities, and media consumption. Together, these various systems create an immense global context awareness platform that promises better services, better user experience, and better information filtering, among other benefits.