Towards place-based privacy: Challenges and opportunities in the "smart" world

Hongyu Zhang, Grant McKenzie

Abstract: The emergence of “smart” technologies has given rise to new interaction models merging our physical realities with our digital environments. As a result, new privacy threats have emerged, substantially impacting both individuals and groups. In this short paper, we summarize many of the privacy challenges we face in the smart and connected world, and identify opportunities for further research. Drawing from the recent literature on geoprivacy, user-tailored privacy, and group privacy, we explore this topic through the lens of contextually aware, place-based, or platial, information analysis.