Golem Plus Artikel House & Home: How smart tech is being weaponised in the home Remote access to domestic devices is increasingly being used to manipulate, intimidate and disturb. Policymakers and tech companies are grappling with safeguards. 20. Juli 2026 um 18:07 Uhr / Von Emma Jacobs, Financial Times Ellen's new flat, where she moved after separating from her husband, felt like a fresh beginning. She could come and go as she liked, cook the food she wanted – or not at all. But one morning, in the kitchen, enjoying the warm sun bathing the room, the peaceful contentment was broken by the sound of loud rap music. The lyrics were threatening. Was it a neighbour? Walking to another room, she found the source was a speaker inside her own home, though the track was not on her playlists. The music stopped, replaced by silence again, but the unease continued.
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