Bystander Privacy in Smart Homes: A Systematic Review of Concerns and Solutions

[EN] Smart home devices, such as security cameras and voice assistants, have seen widespread adoption due to the utility and convenience they offer to users. The deployment of these devices in homes, however, raises privacy concerns for bystanders¿people who may not necessarily have a say in the dep...

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Autores: Saqib, Eimaan, He, Shijing, Choy, Junghyun, Abu-Salma, Ruba, Bernd, Julia, Javed, Mobin, Such Aparicio, José Miguel|||0000-0002-6041-178X
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:riunet______::2755dd423ed56ad72c99b5d90672c419
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/235300
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Internet of Things (IoT)
Smart homes
Multi-user smart homes
Bystanders
Privacy
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Sumario:[EN] Smart home devices, such as security cameras and voice assistants, have seen widespread adoption due to the utility and convenience they offer to users. The deployment of these devices in homes, however, raises privacy concerns for bystanders¿people who may not necessarily have a say in the deployment and configuration of these devices, and yet are exposed to or affected by their data collection. Examples of bystanders include guests, short-term tenants, and domestic workers. Prior work has studied the privacy concerns of different bystander groups and proposed design solutions for addressing these concerns. In this article, we present a systematic review of previous studies, describing how smart home bystanders are defined and classified, and illuminating the range of concerns and solutions proposed in the existing academic literature. We also discuss limitations in prior work, barriers to the uptake of research-based solutions by industry, and identify avenues for future research.