Disadvantages of SmartDust

The one main concern with SmartDust, spanning all industries and functional areas, is without a doubt privacy. Detecting even the most subtle changes, SmartDust leaves little to the imagination. While young people are more accustomed to being monitored, older people may regard SmartDust as scary and intrusive, possibly even harmful. Privacy is likely going to be an ongoing and difficult debate in the coming years, and SmartDust may be right at its center.

Are there any other disadvantages to using SmartDust? It is hard to think of any, but another main disadvantage at the moment is its high cost. SmartDust technology is very expensive to research, to produce, and to manufacture. Until costs go down, which they will in a few years, SmartDust may not be a viable option for organizations. However, when that time does come, the dawn of the SmartDust revolution will begin, and will usher in an unprecedented era of technology and advancement.

References:

http://www.e-core.org.uk/content/smart_dust/smart.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartdust

http://www.innovationwatch.com/choiceisyours/choiceisyours.2006.12.15.htm