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Internet of Things (IoT)
privacy has changed and shifted over time. Initially, the installation of surveillances camera was an invasive tool but now it has become common. IoT captures and communicates
with any device that may involve using the existing infrastructure and Internet.
Today, Internet users, afraid of revealing personal information online, fill registration
forms using false address details and name. In IoT, the background communication will
happen between people, toys, washing machine and other appliances.
Deployment of sensors and a certain connection mechanism is required for applications
or to render services in an organization. IoT is a combination of both public and private
sectors. Traffic control systems and many other applications involve mass communication,
with high degree of data getting transferred, connectivity being established, and interoperability happening. Everyday household items could be exploited by cybercriminals to
gain access.
The question is who will have the control over the data which is surrounded in the
environment. To influence users to participate in the IoT, an efficient mechanism for privacy and protection should be established. Users should be assured about the data and
should have trust in communicating. To hold the trust and to protect the data, the following domains should be taken care of. The domains include technical, industrial, regulatory, and sociological.
4.4.2 Privacy Exploitation
IoT comes with a lot of beneficial features for the users to enjoy but also poses challenges
for the stakeholders. Security of the private data and control over the data are the main
factors to be considered. One of the recent studies by ITU has found that 80% of mobile
users surveyed in South East Asia are receiving one to five unsolicited messages from their
mobile network operator per month.
Privacy challenges need to be solved before technology becomes a part of our daily lives.
The issues involved in sacrificing private data would be the following:
1. Obtaining personal data without the knowledge of the concerned person is done
through object communication.
2. Issue of incomplete and asymmetric information between data subjects and the
person or objects that gather data.
Sensors and radio frequency identification (RFID) are the potential threats to the security
of a user’s personal information [10].
4.4.3 Challenges
The IoT presents new challenges and needs response in the following areas which will
have an impact on market, society, consumer rights, and policy making (Figure 4.8) [11].
The various challenges faced are:
• To ensure continuity and availability of data to provide the services.
• Protection should be incorporated at the design stage.
• To ensure protection rights for individuals and law for organizations.
• Multiple layers of security should be enforced.
Internet of Things (IoT)
privacy has changed and shifted over time. Initially, the installation of surveillances camera was an invasive tool but now it has become common. IoT captures and communicates
with any device that may involve using the existing infrastructure and Internet.
Today, Internet users, afraid of revealing personal information online, fill registration
forms using false address details and name. In IoT, the background communication will
happen between people, toys, washing machine and other appliances.
Deployment of sensors and a certain connection mechanism is required for applications
or to render services in an organization. IoT is a combination of both public and private
sectors. Traffic control systems and many other applications involve mass communication,
with high degree of data getting transferred, connectivity being established, and interoperability happening. Everyday household items could be exploited by cybercriminals to
gain access.
The question is who will have the control over the data which is surrounded in the
environment. To influence users to participate in the IoT, an efficient mechanism for privacy and protection should be established. Users should be assured about the data and
should have trust in communicating. To hold the trust and to protect the data, the following domains should be taken care of. The domains include technical, industrial, regulatory, and sociological.
4.4.2 Privacy Exploitation
IoT comes with a lot of beneficial features for the users to enjoy but also poses challenges
for the stakeholders. Security of the private data and control over the data are the main
factors to be considered. One of the recent studies by ITU has found that 80% of mobile
users surveyed in South East Asia are receiving one to five unsolicited messages from their
mobile network operator per month.
Privacy challenges need to be solved before technology becomes a part of our daily lives.
The issues involved in sacrificing private data would be the following:
1. Obtaining personal data without the knowledge of the concerned person is done
through object communication.
2. Issue of incomplete and asymmetric information between data subjects and the
person or objects that gather data.
Sensors and radio frequency identification (RFID) are the potential threats to the security
of a user’s personal information [10].
4.4.3 Challenges
The IoT presents new challenges and needs response in the following areas which will
have an impact on market, society, consumer rights, and policy making (Figure 4.8) [11].
The various challenges faced are:
• To ensure continuity and availability of data to provide the services.
• Protection should be incorporated at the design stage.
• To ensure protection rights for individuals and law for organizations.
• Multiple layers of security should be enforced.