Privacy of the Internet of Things: A Systematic Literature Review

Aleisa, N. and Renaud, K. (2017) Privacy of the Internet of Things: A Systematic Literature Review. In: 50th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Hawaii, USA, 4-7 Jan 2017, ISBN 9780998133102 (doi: 10.24251/HICSS.2017.717)

Abstract

The Internet of Things’ potential for major privacy invasion is a concern. This paper reports on a systematic literature review of privacy-preserving solutions appearing in the research literature and in the media. We analysed proposed solutions in terms of the techniques they deployed and the extent to which they satisfied core privacy principles. We found that very few solutions satisfied all core privacy principles. We also identified a number of key knowledge gaps in the course of the analysis. In particular, we found that most solution providers assumed that end users would be willing to expend effort to preserve their privacy; that they would be motivated to take action to ensure that their privacy was respected. The validity of this assumption needs to be proved, since it cannot simply be assumed that people would necessarily be willing to engage with privacy-preserving solutions. We suggest this as a topic for future research.

• Item Type: Conference Proceedings
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Renaud, Professor Karen and Aleisa, Noura Mohammad R
• Authors: Aleisa, N., and Renaud, K.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering; College of Science and Engineering > School of Computing Science
• ISBN: 9780998133102