A Critical Analysis on Internet of Things: Features and Vulnerabilities

Naciye Guliz UGUR; Merve TURKMEN BARUTCU

Article Details

A Critical Analysis on Internet of Things: Features and Vulnerabilities

Authors:

Naciye Guliz UGUR | Merve TURKMEN BARUTCU

Main Topics:

Sociology and anthropology

Journal:

The Eurasia Proceedings of Educational and Social Sciences 2018 Vol.10, pp.68-76

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

9/2018

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000658442

Abstract:

 


Smart devices have completely
changed how society functions both outside and inside the home. A major concern
is the Internet of Things (IoT), and the lack of awareness by the public of the
limited data security built around IoT devices (Raggett, 2016). The purpose of
this research is to investigate how a reliance on IoT devices within the home
can come at the expense of personal privacy. There has been limited research
conducted on how much, and what data is transmitted by IoT devices. This
research focused upon data privacy and security concerns, privacy laws, law
enforcement capabilities and legal precedents pertaining to personal privacy
and IoT devices. The storage, transmission, sharing and retention of personal
information through connected devices were found to pose substantial privacy
concerns. There is a deficiency in public knowledge on the subject of IoT
because people are putting a greater emphasis on functionality and design with
these IoT tools that provide ease of life, but less regard for their own
individual privacy. People may have reached a point where they have allowed too
many other entities such as government, corporations, and data aggregators access
to their personal information but limited knowledge as to what is being
transmitted. Based on the research it seems that humans put a lesser value on
their own privacy and personal information because the world around them is
consumed by a pursuit of things like vanity, pleasure, and enjoyment. Companies
should be required to provide a baseline explanation in detail exactly what,
where, how, who, and anything else relating to the data transmission that
contains any personal information about the consumer using the device. For
anybody who doesn’t have a working knowledge of what that traffic should look
like, it should be explained in reasonable terms so those who are not technical
can understand the data capture.

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Article Details

A Critical Analysis on Internet of Things: Features and Vulnerabilities

Authors: Naciye Guliz UGUR | Merve TURKMEN BARUTCU

Main Topics: Sociology and anthropology

Journal: The Eurasia Proceedings of Educational and Social Sciences 2018 Vol.10, pp.68-76

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 9/2018

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000658442

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Authors:

Naciye Guliz UGUR | Merve TURKMEN BARUTCU

Main Topics:

Sociology and anthropology

Journal:

The Eurasia Proceedings of Educational and Social Sciences 2018 Vol.10, pp.68-76

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

9/2018

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000658442