Privacy in context

TitlePrivacy in context
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2001
AuthorsAckerman, M, Darrell, T, Weitzner, DJ
JournalHuman–Computer Interaction
Volume16
Pagination167–176
KeywordsIoT privacy, organizational context, pervasive, privacy, social context, ubicomp
Abstract

Context-aware computing offers the promise of significant user gains-the ability for systems to adapt more readily to user needs, models, and goals. Dey, Abowd, and Salber (2001) present a masterful step toward understanding context-aware applications. We examine Dey et al. in the light of privacy issues-that is, individuals' control over their personal data-to highlight some of the thorny issues in context-aware computing that will be upon us soon. We argue that privacy in context-aware computing, especially those with perceptually aware environments, will be quite complex. Indeed, privacy forms a co-design space between the social, the technical, and the regulatory. We recognize that Dey et al. is a necessary first step in examining important software engineering concerns, but future research will need to consider how regulatory and technical solutions might be co-designed to form a public good.

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