# Threat Model Thursday: Technology Consumers

DevFeed: [Threat Model Thursday: Technology Consumers](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/threat-model-thursday-technology-consumers-37022.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://shostack.org/blog/threat-model-thursday-technology-consumers/>)

Author: Adam

Published: 2021-04-29T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

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

Topics: [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>)

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

## AI overview

The article examines how ordinary technology users experience data-driven surveillance and why conventional threat-modeling frameworks may not fit their circumstances. It argues that people often have limited control over technology affecting their privacy and security, and that better support is needed to help them navigate these systems.

## Source excerpt

"It depends on your threat model..."