is typically shared internally within an organization or externally with affiliated third parties or partners, although some organizations do share data with others. In an IoT environment, data are shared with providers and with other devices. For example, while driving home from work on a hot day, an automobile embedded IoT-device–—or even a smartphone–—may communicate a consumer’s location and estimated arrival time to the home climate control IoT-device. This would enable it to set the temperature in the house at the right time based on consumer preference and habit.