•"What effects will all this data collection, and the injection of intelligence into devices, have on privacy and personal autonomy?"
•"How much privacy and personal autonomy are we willing to risk to reap the IoT’s potential for improving life, saving resources, and lowering costs?"
Well, I don't care if anyone knows when I turn lights on or off even if I'm not home, open or close my garage door, turn up or down my HVAC thermostat nor my hot water heater thermostat or check the temperatures of either, set or check my house or car alarm system, start a shower at specified temperature so to prepare, turn my oven on at a predefined temp so it's preheated for cooking when I get home, or any other machine that would make my life easier and more manageable so as to have more time to do things that really make me a happier camper.
If a crook/hacker wants to case all that so as to plan an intrusion, well, that's why we have sophisticated alarm systems to stop them or call authorities when or if they do so. I don't think they'll get past the laser-triggered infrared cameras that set off alarms and also alert me on my smart phone.
BTW, even if they disarm all that they will get roughly 1K volts (no amps) of taser shock if they come anywhere near a doorknob or window with or without gloves.
•"How do we persuade manufacturers to build standard communication protocols into everyday objects?"
Did we have to persuade OEMs to build new tech? Geez.
•"What data do we really want?"
All of mine?
•"How much can we trust the IoT? How much can we take humans out of the loop?"
If I'm reading the question right > I'm not going to live in fear just because there are nasty people in this world. If anything, new tech eliminates a lot of bad behavior. Ask any cop or any employee that's required to wear a minicam.
•What role should governments play in all this?
OMG! None! Need I state more?!!
•What impact will the IoT have on jobs, and how can we prepare the workforce?
It'll create more jobs if anything. As long as we keep government out of it.
If an employee is not able enough to learn and perform a new task, then relieve them of all duties and hire one that can