Some of the largest tech companies in the world, not to mention a stream of smaller startups, are now our roommates. Homes have become the target for smart devices and digital platforms that aim to upgrade old appliances, like refrigerators, and provide new capabilities, like virtual assistants. While smart devices have been variously championed and demonized in both academic literature and popular media, this article moves critical analysis beyond the common—but still important—concerns with privacy and security. By directing our attention to the wider political economy of datafication, it reveals the increasingly influential, yet shadowy, role of industries outside the tech sector in designing and deploying surveillance systems in domestic spaces. Namely, the FIRE sector of finance, insurance, and real estate. When Amazon and Google moved into our homes, they also let in a suite of uninvited third parties. “In short, the home is becoming a data factory.” — Justin McGuirk (2015)

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The Fire上的智能家居：扩大和加速国内监视

现在，我们的室友是世界上一些最大的科技公司，更不用说一系列小型创业公司了。家庭已成为智能设备和数字平台的目标，这些设备旨在升级旧设备（例如冰箱）并提供新功能（例如虚拟助手）。尽管智能设备在学术文献和流行媒体中得到了各种各样的拥护和妖魔化，但本文将批判性分析的范围扩展到了对隐私和安全性的共同但仍很重要的关注。通过将我们的注意力转移到更广泛的数据保护政治经济学上，它揭示了技术领域以外的行业在设计和部署家庭空间监控系统中的作用日益增加，但又起着阴影作用。即金融，保险和房地产的消防部门。当亚马逊和谷歌搬入我们的家园时，他们也放进了一组不请自来的第三方。“简而言之，家庭正在成为数据工厂。” -贾斯汀·麦奎克（Justin McGuirk）（2015）