Abstract
This research aims to ascertain how to effectively mitigate privacy risks in IoT devices. A user-centric approach is employed to increase user control and flexibility. After a detailed analysis of the extant literature, critical success factors that are lauded to alleviate risks in IoT devices were synthesised and collated. These include anonymity, transparency, simplicity, explicit consent and GDPR. An instrument was developed based on these factors to ascertain which of these aspects are considered to be the most effective. Data were collected and analysed from 341 IoT device users, data protection/IT professionals, and IoT device manufacturers in the industry. Findings from this analysis reveal that transparency is the most important critical success factor, followed byGDPR, anonymity, explicit consent, and simplicity, respectively. Based on these findings, a self-assessment scorecard was developed to enable analysts and decision-makers to assess their current performance against best practices and to effectively mitigate privacy risks in IoT devices.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 191-198 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Procedia Computer Science |
| Volume | 196 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2021 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 2021 International Conference on ENTERprise Information Systems, CENTERIS 2021 / ProjMAN 2021 - International Conference on Project MANagement / HCist 2021 and International Conference on Health and Social Care Information Systems and Technologies 2021 - Braga, Portugal Duration: 13 Oct 2021 → 15 Oct 2021 |
Keywords
- Anonymity
- Explicit Consent
- GDPR
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- Privacy
- Privacy Scorecard
- Simplicity
- Smart Devices
- Transparency
- User-Centric