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User perceptions of smart home IoT privacy

Author(s): Zheng, S; Apthorpe, N; Chetty, M; Feamster, Nick

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dc.contributor.authorZheng, S-
dc.contributor.authorApthorpe, N-
dc.contributor.authorChetty, M-
dc.contributor.authorFeamster, Nick-
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-08T19:46:20Z-
dc.date.available2021-10-08T19:46:20Z-
dc.date.issued2018-11-01en_US
dc.identifier.citationZheng, S, Apthorpe, N, Chetty, M, Feamster, N. (2018). User perceptions of smart home IoT privacy. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 2 (CSCW), 10.1145/3274469en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/pr15n8z-
dc.description.abstract© 2018 Copyright held by the owner/author(s). Publication rights licensed to ACM. Smart home Internet of Things (IoT) devices are rapidly increasing in popularity, with more households including Internet-connected devices that continuously monitor user activities. In this study, we conduct eleven semi-structured interviews with smart home owners, investigating their reasons for purchasing IoT devices, perceptions of smart home privacy risks, and actions taken to protect their privacy from those external to the home who create, manage, track, or regulate IoT devices and/or their data. We note several recurring themes. First, users’ desires for convenience and connectedness dictate their privacy-related behaviors for dealing with external entities, such as device manufacturers, Internet Service Providers, governments, and advertisers. Second, user opinions about external entities collecting smart home data depend on perceived benefit from these entities. Third, users trust IoT device manufacturers to protect their privacy but do not verify that these protections are in place. Fourth, users are unaware of privacy risks from inference algorithms operating on data from non-audio/visual devices. These findings motivate several recommendations for device designers, researchers, and industry standards to better match device privacy features to the expectations and preferences of smart home owners.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interactionen_US
dc.rightsAuthor's manuscripten_US
dc.titleUser perceptions of smart home IoT privacyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.identifier.doidoi:10.1145/3274469-
dc.identifier.eissn2573-0142-
pu.type.symplectichttp://www.symplectic.co.uk/publications/atom-terms/1.0/journal-articleen_US

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