Users' Privacy Concerns in IoT Based Applications

Ismini Psychoula; Deepika Singh; Liming Chen; Feng Chen; Andreas Holzinger; Huansheng Ning

doi:10.1109/SmartWorld.2018.00317

Users' Privacy Concerns in IoT Based Applications

Ismini Psychoula, Deepika Singh, Liming Chen, Feng Chen, Andreas Holzinger, Huansheng Ning

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Abstract

In recent years user privacy has become an important aspect in the development of the Internet of Things (IoT) services due to their privacy invasive nature. However, there has been comparatively little research so far that aims to understanding users' notion of privacy in connection with IoT. In this work, we aim to understand how and if contextual factors affect users' privacy perceptions of IoT environments. To ascertain privacy perceptions, we deployed a public online survey (N=236) and contacted interviews (N=41) to explore factors that could have an influence. Although a lot of the participants identified privacy risks in IoT and rated the collected information items with high privacy ratings, we find that quite a large number of participants would still decide to have the offered IoT service if they find it useful and practical for their daily lives despite the infringement on their privacy. We conclude by highlighting and analyzing the qualitative comments of the participants and suggest possible solutions for the identified issues.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2018 IEEE SmartWorld, Ubiquitous Intelligence & Computing, Advanced & Trusted Computing, Scalable Computing & Communications, Cloud & Big Data Computing, Internet of People and Smart City Innovation (SmartWorld/SCALCOM/UIC/ATC/CBDCom/IOP/SCI)
Place of Publication	Guangzhou, China
Publisher	IEEE Xplore
Pages	1887-1894
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-5386-9380-3
ISBN (Print)	978-1-5386-9381-0
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/SmartWorld.2018.00317
Publication status	Published (in print/issue) - 12 Oct 2018
Event	2018 IEEE SmartWorld, Ubiquitous Intelligence & Computing, Advanced & Trusted Computing, Scalable Computing & Communications, Cloud & Big Data Computing, Internet of People and Smart City Innovation - Guangzhou, China Duration: 8 Oct 2018 → 12 Oct 2018

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Conference	2018 IEEE SmartWorld, Ubiquitous Intelligence & Computing, Advanced & Trusted Computing, Scalable Computing & Communications, Cloud & Big Data Computing, Internet of People and Smart City Innovation
Period	8/10/18 → 12/10/18

Keywords

data privacy
internet of things

UN SDGs

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Psychoula, I., Singh, D., Chen, L., Chen, F., Holzinger, A., & Ning, H. (2018). Users' Privacy Concerns in IoT Based Applications. In 2018 IEEE SmartWorld, Ubiquitous Intelligence & Computing, Advanced & Trusted Computing, Scalable Computing & Communications, Cloud & Big Data Computing, Internet of People and Smart City Innovation (SmartWorld/SCALCOM/UIC/ATC/CBDCom/IOP/SCI) (pp. 1887-1894). IEEE Xplore. https://doi.org/10.1109/SmartWorld.2018.00317

Psychoula, Ismini ; Singh, Deepika ; Chen, Liming et al. / Users' Privacy Concerns in IoT Based Applications. 2018 IEEE SmartWorld, Ubiquitous Intelligence & Computing, Advanced & Trusted Computing, Scalable Computing & Communications, Cloud & Big Data Computing, Internet of People and Smart City Innovation (SmartWorld/SCALCOM/UIC/ATC/CBDCom/IOP/SCI). Guangzhou, China : IEEE Xplore, 2018. pp. 1887-1894

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Psychoula, I, Singh, D, Chen, L, Chen, F, Holzinger, A & Ning, H 2018, Users' Privacy Concerns in IoT Based Applications. in 2018 IEEE SmartWorld, Ubiquitous Intelligence & Computing, Advanced & Trusted Computing, Scalable Computing & Communications, Cloud & Big Data Computing, Internet of People and Smart City Innovation (SmartWorld/SCALCOM/UIC/ATC/CBDCom/IOP/SCI). IEEE Xplore, Guangzhou, China, pp. 1887-1894, 2018 IEEE SmartWorld, Ubiquitous Intelligence & Computing, Advanced & Trusted Computing, Scalable Computing & Communications, Cloud & Big Data Computing, Internet of People and Smart City Innovation, 8/10/18. https://doi.org/10.1109/SmartWorld.2018.00317

Users' Privacy Concerns in IoT Based Applications. / Psychoula, Ismini; Singh, Deepika; Chen, Liming et al.
2018 IEEE SmartWorld, Ubiquitous Intelligence & Computing, Advanced & Trusted Computing, Scalable Computing & Communications, Cloud & Big Data Computing, Internet of People and Smart City Innovation (SmartWorld/SCALCOM/UIC/ATC/CBDCom/IOP/SCI). Guangzhou, China: IEEE Xplore, 2018. p. 1887-1894.

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Psychoula I, Singh D, Chen L, Chen F, Holzinger A, Ning H. Users' Privacy Concerns in IoT Based Applications. In 2018 IEEE SmartWorld, Ubiquitous Intelligence & Computing, Advanced & Trusted Computing, Scalable Computing & Communications, Cloud & Big Data Computing, Internet of People and Smart City Innovation (SmartWorld/SCALCOM/UIC/ATC/CBDCom/IOP/SCI). Guangzhou, China: IEEE Xplore. 2018. p. 1887-1894 doi: 10.1109/SmartWorld.2018.00317

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