Our House is Our Glassy Castle: Challenges of Pervasive Computing in Private Spaces

TL;DR

This paper discusses the challenges and privacy concerns of pervasive computing and IoT in private spaces, emphasizing the need for protocol unification and security to enhance usability and comfort.

Contribution

It highlights the current issues in IoT expansion within private spaces and discusses potential solutions for privacy, security, and perception changes.

Findings

Increased privacy concerns due to IoT proliferation

Need for unified protocols and security measures

Impact on personal space perception

Abstract

Modern society is going through the transformation under the influence of Information Technologies. Internet of Things as one of the latest facet of it becoming more visible and widely spread. We wish to reflect and discuss the current concerns regarding its expansion. Our particular interests lie in the increasing of usability and comfortability through the unification of the IoT protocols and security measures. As well as addressing the privacy concerns and discussing the possible changings in the perception of privacy and personal space concepts.