Authors:
Victor Chang
1
;
Zhi Wang
2
;
Qianwen Ariel Xu
1
;
2
;
Lewis Golightly
1
;
Ben S. Liu
3
and
Mitra Arami
4
Affiliations:
1
Artificial Intelligence and Information System Research Group, School of Computing, Engineering and Digital Technologies, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, U.K.
;
2
IBSS, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China
;
3
Department of Marketing, Quinnipiac University, U.S.A.
;
4
EM Normandie Business School, France
Keyword(s):
Smart Home, Ethics, Internet of Things, Data Analytics.
Abstract:
With the growing popularity of the Internet of Things, smart home applications are developing gradually and bring convenience to users' lives. In this paper, first, an overview of IoT and widely agreed and accepted three-layer architecture of IoT are introduced. Next, this paper discusses the basic features of the smart home and data analytics in a smart home with the benefits and analysis process. Security and privacy are the key ethical problems in the smart home, such as security attack, analysis of "non-sensitive" data, improper information collection and data abuse. Additionally, the user perception of privacy issues is included in this paper. Furthermore, this paper recommends suitable suggestions for improving ethical issues.