"These cameras are just like the Eye of Sauron": A Sociotechnical Threat Model for AI-Driven Smart Home Devices as Perceived by UK-Based Domestic Workers
Summary
The arXiv paper analyzes privacy risks for UK domestic workers in homes with AI-enabled smart devices, using a sociotechnical threat modeling approach grounded in Communication Privacy Management (CPM). It highlights how AI analytics, residual data logs, and cross-household data flows create privacy risks and how employer-controlled environments and device ownership shape surveillance and privacy boundaries. The work yields a sociotechnical threat model with implications for strengthening privacy and agency for workers and offers insights relevant to small and medium businesses deploying IoT devices.