Analysing user’s privacy preferences in smart-home environments with situational contexts

Abstract

Due to the increasing adoption of smart home devices and technologies, implications for privacy gain importance. In this paper, correlations between specific characteristics of people and their preferences regarding the activity status of components in smart home devices are investigated. In addition, said preferences are analysed for inherent patterns to assist people in their decisions by suggesting preferences, which often occur together. A special focus of this work is the differentiation of preferences according to situational contexts. An online survey was conducted, and the results were analysed. The results imply strong correlations within the preferences and differences in preferences across different contexts.