Internet of Things as a Symbolic Resource of Power

The resources of power are usually understood as the entirety of means of influencing the object of power in accordance with the subject's aims. This paper investigates the phenomenon of Internet of Things (IoT, or Cloud of Things, or CoT) as an emerging resource used in the formation of the symbolic capital of power. As well as evaluating the potential of IoT already used in this capacity, the authors are also interested in clarifying and evaluating specific characteristics involved in its usage.