Secure and Private Spatial Sharing for Mixed Reality Remote Collaboration in Enterprise Settings

TL;DR

This paper explores security and privacy challenges in enterprise mixed reality spatial sharing, proposing a conceptual framework and recommendations to ensure secure, privacy-preserving MR collaboration.

Contribution

It introduces a novel conceptual framework addressing security and privacy concerns in enterprise MR spatial sharing, based on interviews and expert insights.

Findings

Identified key security and privacy concerns in MR spatial sharing

Developed a conceptual framework for secure MR collaboration

Provided actionable recommendations for enterprise MR deployment

Abstract

Mixed Reality (MR) technologies are increasingly adopted by enterprises to enhance remote collaboration, enabling users to share real-time views of their physical environments through head-mounted displays (HMDs). While MR spatial sharing offers significant benefits, it introduces complex security and privacy risks, particularly in balancing employee collaboration needs with enterprise data protection requirements across office and personal spaces. This paper investigates these challenges through formative interviews with employees and expert consultations with professionals in cybersecurity, IoT, technology risk, and corporate legal domains. We present a conceptual framework for secure MR spatial sharing in enterprise contexts and identify critical concerns and requirements for system design. Based on our findings, we offer actionable recommendations to guide the development of secure and privacy-preserving MR spatial sharing solutions for future enterprise deployments.