The Forum’s initial major report, Privacy and the Internet of Things (2016), explores the major privacy risks of connected devices, and reviews existing and emerging frameworks to address those risks.
The Forum’s landmark report, Clearly Opaque: Privacy Risks of the IoT (2018), comprehensively describes IoT privacy challenges, and details the latest strategies to address them.
See also the concise version of this report, edited by the Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity.
Articles
OK, Google, You’re Creeping Me Out
Burger King thinks they’re clever. They just launched a TV commercial that triggers Google Home to tell you what a Whopper is. BK gets points...
CES 2017 – Day Two, Privacy Wrap-up
Day 2 of CES comes to a close, and two trends from Day 1 remain: I saw more robots that do face recognition, and I remain underwhelmed. Today, I...
CES 2017 – Day One, Privacy Wrap-up
Today was the first official day of 2017's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and I walked the show floor to see this year's upcoming...
Privacy and Consumer Groups Bring Complaint about Toys That Spy
Privacy and consumer watchdog groups have filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission about toys that are insecure enough to be used to...
IoT Privacy Forum founder interviewed in advance of Paris keynote
The internet age has been a windfall for law enforcement and intelligence gathering agencies. The routine collection of personal information...
In the age of connected devices, will our privacy regulations be good enough?
Did you read a privacy policy in full today? According to research from Carnegie Mellon in 2008, it will take you an average of 76 work days to...
No, the IoT does not need strong privacy or security to flourish
It’s a nice idea, imagining that concern for privacy and security will curtail or slow IoT growth. But don’t believe it: the Internet of...
The Intimacy of Things
Connected devices are moving into more and more intimate spaces. This post explores the social dimensions of Things entering those spaces, and...
Big Brother or Poor Planning? The Samsung TV privacy gaffe
Samsung told the Guardian that they care about privacy, that they encrypt, and so on, but the Privacy Policy speaks for itself: we may capture...
There is room for global thinking in IoT data privacy matters
As devices become more intelligent and networked, the makers and vendors of those devices gain access to greater amounts of personal data.
Who Should and Should Not Be Talking to your Fridge
Here’s the scenario today: I am out of milk, and my refrigerator sits there, mute and unsympathetic.
Audio & Video
Presentation: Governing the Internet of Things
Forum founder Gilad Rosner gave a presentation at American University's Internet Governance Lab in Washington DC, in partnership with the...
Presentation: Attacking IoT Devices via their Sensors
Sensor attacks discussed involve Smart Traffic Systems, power grids, drones, GPS navigation, self-driving cars and medical devices.
Presentation: The IoT Privacy Threat Landscape
Forum founder Gilad Rosner gave a presentation on the IoT Privacy Threat Landscape at NIST's IoT Cybersecurity Colloquium on October 19, 2017.
“Intimacy and the IoT” talk given at UC Berkeley
Popular discourse would have us believe that the IoT is the greatest boon to humanity since electricity, or the greatest threat to privacy and...
Gilad Rosner’s podcast on IoT privacy and state actors
IoT Privacy Forum founder Gilad Rosner features in the latest episode of O'Reilly's Hardware Podcast, discussing his research for the British...
You Have Zero Privacy, You Own Your Data and Other Myths
A presentation by Gilad Rosner about privacy values, data ownership and the role analytics professionals have to play in keeping privacy alive.
Webcast: Privacy, Society & the Internet of Things
It's an exploration of the many meanings of 'privacy,' the privacy risks implied by a world of connected devices, and some of the frameworks...
“How Open Is Too Open?” presented by Gilad Rosner
Gilad Rosner, founder of the IoT Privacy Forum, gave this short presentation at the UK Internet Policy Forum in 2014.
Presentation: Tokens of Trust – Social Interest and e-ID
IoT Privacy Forum founder Gilad Rosner presents research on the history of identity papers and the social interests that manifest in electronic...
Research We're Following
Report: The IoT and People with Disabilities
This paper explores the nuances of privacy considerations for people with disabilities using IoT services and provides recommendations to address...
Research: Alexa, Are You Listening?
Smart speakers with voice assistants, like Amazon Echo and Google Home, provide benefits and convenience but also raise privacy concerns due to...
IoT Privacy & Security Workshop Report
The European Commission organised and hosted an IoT Privacy & Security workshop in Brussels back in January 2017, where participants were asked...
Research: The Taking Economy: Uber, Information, and Power
Sharing economy firms such as Uber and Airbnb facilitate trusted transactions between strangers on digital platforms. This creates economic and...
Report: Health Wearable Devices in the Big Data Era
The report documents a number of current digital health marketing practices that threaten the privacy of consumer health information.
Berkeley CLTC releases “Cybersecurity Futures 2020,” including one on IoT
UC Berkeley's Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity released "Cybersecurity Futures 2020," a set of scenarios meant to spur conversations about the...