# A Privacy Threat Model for The People of Seattle

DevFeed: [A Privacy Threat Model for The People of Seattle](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/a-privacy-threat-model-for-the-people-of-seattle-36945.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://shostack.org/blog/privacy-threat-model-for-the-people-of-seattle/>)

Author: Adam

Published: 2017-05-08T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Shostack & Friends Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shostack-friends-blog.md>)

Topics: [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>), [data-processing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data-processing.md>), [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/systems.md>)

Tags: [data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data.md>), [privacy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/privacy.md>), [seattle](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/seattle.md>)

## AI overview

The article proposes a privacy threat model centered on the daily life of Seattle residents and the ways their data is collected and used. It applies a four-question threat-modeling approach to examine activities, potential harms, responses, and effectiveness, while considering policy questions around government data collection.

## Source excerpt

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