How the "internet of things" could become a nightmare just by carrying out its stated purpose.

However, in order to become widely used, this technology would need a "social" element: social pressure to use it because otherwise nobody will like you, or nobody will hire you. The designers will surely come up with a way to put pressure on people to suffer the various nastinesses of "smart homes" (including spying and reporting to companies and the state).

You will be well advised to start practicing now to reject addictive technology.