smart home technologies privacy. data security and privacy security deals with the assurance of a...

Smart Home Technologies

Privacy

Data Security and Privacy Security deals with the assurance of a

set of rules set to protect privacy Prevent access to the environment Prevent unauthorized access to data

Privacy deals with the subjective, culture-dependent setting of standards that regulate what is publicly accessible Determine who should have access to what Where are the limits for public access ?

Privacy in Intelligent Environments

Privacy in intelligent environments

encompasses many aspects

Which data should be private ?

Who should have access ?

What means of information gathering can be

used ?

Types of Privacy Bodily Privacy

Strip Searches, Drug Testing, … Territorial Privacy

Privacy Of Your Home, Office, … Privacy Of Communications

Phone Calls, E-mail, … Informational Privacy

Personal Data (Name, Address, Hobbies, …)

Perception of Privacy

Factors for Perception of Privacy Threats Scale of data collection

To What Extend Is My Life Visible To Others? Manner in which the data is collected

How Obviously Is Data Collected? Type of data collected

What Type Of Data Is Recorded? Reason for data collection

What Are The Driving Factors? Accessibility of information in data

How Do I Find Anything in this Data?

Examples of Non-IntrusiveData Collection Tools

Example: Bodymedia

Security and Privacy-Aware Environments Security measures for access authentication

are not sufficient in intelligent environments Access to information inside the environment has

to be limited Multiple inhabitants should have access to different parts

of the available information Home interfaces and displays have to follow

privacy rules Interfaces can not display private information

Access inside the environment might have to be restricted

Private spaces in office environments Access restrictions to ensure safety of inhabitants

Remote Interface Example: Georgia Tech Aware Home Actual Environment:

Pressure sensitive floors

Microphone arrays Video cameras

Remote Interface Example: Georgia Tech Aware Home Family Portraits:

Summarize daily activityand long-term trends iconically

Limits access to information Provides peace of mind for adult children

Privacy in Intelligent Interfaces Interface should only display the required

information Hide sensory data

E.g. no video data, no exact data on current actions Only display result of processing

E.g. only display if everything is ok

Interface structure should reflect the necessary information Interfaces have to be practical and easy to use without

revealing information E.g. only display static, pre-recorded image of person