Manual, Hybrid, and Automatic Privacy Covers for Smart Home Cameras

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Abstract

Smart home cameras (SHCs) offer convenience and security to users, but also cause greater privacy concerns than other sensors due to constant collection and processing of sensitive data. Moreover, privacy perceptions may differ between primary users and other users at home. To address these issues, we developed three physical cover prototypes for SHCs: Manual, Hybrid, and Automatic, based on design criteria of observability, understandability, and tangibility. With 90 SHC users, we ran an online survey using video vignettes of the prototypes. We evaluated how the physical covers alleviated privacy concerns by measuring perceived creepiness and trustworthiness. Our results show that the physical covers were well received, even though primary SHC users valued always-on surveillance. We advocate for the integration of physical covers into future SHC designs, emphasizing their potential to establish a shared understanding of surveillance status. Additionally, we provide design recommendations to support this proposition.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference, DIS 2024
EditorsAnna Vallgarda, Li Jonsson, Jonas Fritsch, Sarah Fdili Alaoui, Christopher A. Le Dantec
Number of pages18
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Publication date1 Jul 2024
Pages3453-3470
ISBN (Electronic)9798400705830
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2024
EventDesigning Interactive Systems'24: Why Design? - IT University, Copenhagen, Denmark
Duration: 1 Jul 20245 Jul 2024
https://dis.acm.org/2024/

Conference

ConferenceDesigning Interactive Systems'24
LocationIT University
Country/TerritoryDenmark
CityCopenhagen
Period01/07/202405/07/2024
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Keywords

  • creepiness
  • lens cover
  • privacy
  • smart home cameras
  • trust

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