Wiretapping on the reel tape recorder. Headphones near the technique. Special agent work. Retro old school spying on conversations. Picture is from Adobe Stock.

Traveling in the 80s and a home full of smart devices

While the allegedly bugged Soviet hotel rooms were shrouded in secrecy, the tales about them bear a fascinating resemblance to a modern phenomenon, a home filled with smart technology that could easily be used for espionage. Smart Home ecosystems bring us convenience and practicality we have never seen before, but they also raise privacy concerns. As we invite smart technology to our homes, we are faced with the fact that convenience comes at the cost of privacy and with an unsettling hunch that we may not be aware of how much of our privacy we are trading off. Are we in fact bugging our own homes?

A photo collage about digital and environmental topics. (Adobe Stock)

I have an old laptop

Cyber security and sustainability goes hand in hand. The European Union is promoting both alternatives, but I have rarely seen that someone would talk about these two topics at the same time.