Smart talking: are our devices threatening our privacy?
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Smart talking: are our devices threatening our privacy?

Publication Title
The Guardian
Publication/Creation Date
March 26 2019
Creators/Contributors
James Vlahos (creator)
Media Type
Newspaper Article
Persuasive Intent
Information
Description
The article discusses how the AI devices we bring into our homes, like Alexa from Amazon, Google Home, and Siri from Apple, may also be eavesdropping on us. By bringing these objects into our lives, we are more susceptible to surveillance, and potentially, to hackers, putting our privacy at risk.
HCI Platform
Ambient
Discursive Type
Responses To Inventions
Location on Body
Not On The Body
Augments
Living, Controlling, Interacting, Eavesdropping, Listening, Spying, Hacking
Technology Keywords
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Recording Device, Data, Microphones, Virtual Assistants, Speakers, Microphones, Smart Homes, Ambient Interaction, Voice Recognition
Keywords
Privacy, Surveillance, Crime, Police State, Law, Ethics, Home, Toys
Marketing Keywords
Google Home, Amazon Alexa, Amazon Echo, Apple Siri, Mattel
Source
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/mar/26/smart-talking-are-our-devices-threatening-our-privacy
Related Objects
Amazon Echo
Related Items
James Vlahos
The Guardian
Related Collections
Surveillance, Sousveillance, And Security Technologies: A Variety Of Wearable Computing Devices (2019)
Surveillance Issues And Technologies
Date archived
December 8 2019
Last edited
December 12 2020
How to cite this entry
James Vlahos. (March 26 2019). "Smart talking: are our devices threatening our privacy?". The Guardian. The Guardian. Fabric of Digital Life. https://fabricofdigitallife.com/Detail/objects/4165