You, me and Alexa: Smart home devices and sex in the digital age | Samantha Floreani
After months in lockdown, I’m dating again. Venturing into dimly lit bars with strangers from the internet. One night, I meet someone interesting. They’re funny, and I’m doing my best to flirt despite being wildly out of practice. The tension builds, and I decide to go home with them. Clothes come off, things are getting heated, and then they start to talk. No, it’s not dirty talk, they’re not even talking to me. They’re talking to Google.
Smart home devices collect immense amounts of data; some innocuous, and some incredibly invasive. Depending on the company, type of device, and where you live, that information might be
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