This technology is known as the internet of things,
這項技術被稱之為物聯網
where the objects in our houses - kitchen appliances,
我們家中的一切物品 例如廚房用具
anything electronic - can be connected to the internet.
所有電子產品 都可以連接到網絡
But for it to be useful, we're going to have to share
但為了確保實用性 我們需要分享
intimate details of our private life.
私生活的一些細節
So this is my things app.
這是我的物聯網應用軟件
It can run on your mobile phone
它可以在你的手機
or on a tablet or something like that.
或平板電腦之類的設備上使用
I can do things like look at the comings
我可以用它來查看
and goings of family members.
家庭成員的出入情況
It can automatically detect when we come and go
它能基于我們的手機
based on our mobile phones
自動探測到我們的出入
or you can have it detect your presence with a little sensor,
或用一個小傳感器來探測你的存在
you can put it in your car or something like that.
你可以把它安裝在車里或者其他地方
So when we leave the house,
這樣我們出門離家時
and there's no-one home, that's when it'll lock up
也就是家中無人時 房子就會自動上鎖
and shut down all the electricity used and so on.
關閉所有用過的電器等等
For most of us, this is deeply private information.
對于大多數人來說 這是極其隱私的信息
Yet once we hand it over,
然而一旦我們提交了這些信息
we have to trust a company to keep it confidential.
就必須要相信公司會保密
The consumer really owns 100% of their own data
客戶必須完全掌控自己的數據信息
so they're opting in.
這樣他們才會選擇使用
It's not something where that data would ever be shared
這不是未經客戶許可
without their giving their permission.
就會分享數據的應用
重點解釋:
1.be connected to 有關聯
例句:The patient was connected to the monitor.
病人被接上了監測器。
2.based on 以 ... 為基礎
例句:Communism is based on Marxism.
共產主義是以馬克思主義為基礎。
3.lock up 上鎖; 封鎖
例句:It's not my job to lock up!
上鎖不是我分內的事。