The contextual complexity of privacy in smart homes and smart buildings

Faith McCreary*, Alexandra Zafiroglu, Heather Patterson

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Smart technologies allow unprecedented visibility into activities in homes and buildings, while they enable new services that householders and workers will value. As people become increasingly aware of the magnitude and potentially sensitive nature of the data being collected through these technologies, privacy is emerging as a potential barrier to user adoption. In this paper, we apply leading privacy models to the results of qualitative research in which we solicited ideas for adding intelligence to homes and buildings, paying particular attention to information sensitivity about everyday activities that take place in those settings. We identify locations and activities that are particularly information-sharing sensitive, prioritize the salience of different types of privacy violations for householders and workers, and examine the influence of privacy attitudes on smart device ownership and desired future smart experiences.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHCI in Business, Government, and Organizations
Subtitle of host publicationInformation Systems - 3rd International Conference, HCIBGO 2016 and Held as Part of HCI International 2016, Proceedings
EditorsChuan-Hoo Tan, Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages67-78
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)9783319393988
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes
Event3rd International Conference on HCI in Business, Government, and Organizations, HCIBGO 2016 and Held as Part of 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2016 - Toronto, Canada
Duration: 17 Jul 201622 Jul 2016

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume9752
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference3rd International Conference on HCI in Business, Government, and Organizations, HCIBGO 2016 and Held as Part of 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2016
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityToronto
Period17/07/1622/07/16

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