Creating a Tool to Help Improve Users' Knowledge and Perceptions of Safety around IoT Devices

dc.contributor.authorCode, Paisley Videenen
dc.contributor.committeechairYao, Yaxingen
dc.contributor.committeememberChen, Yanen
dc.contributor.committeememberLee, Sang Wonen
dc.contributor.departmentComputer Science and#38; Applicationsen
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-10T08:01:43Zen
dc.date.available2025-06-10T08:01:43Zen
dc.date.issued2025-06-09en
dc.description.abstractIoT (Internet of Things) devices can be extremely useful, but many users have privacy concerns when using these devices. We wanted to explore users' privacy concerns with their IoT devices and the methods that they currently use in order to protect their privacy, and to identify their needs for a privacy protection tool. We found that these users are concerned about their privacy, but find that the convenience of using these devices outweighs the privacy concerns that they have. We then had them explore a mock-up of a user interface for a tool to help protect user privacy, and conducted a co-design with them to modify the tool to ensure that it is convenient for the user and helps protect their privacy when using these devices.en
dc.description.abstractgeneralThere are many privacy concerns when it comes to smart devices, such as hackers or corpo- rations owning the users' data. This study identifies some of the privacy concerns of smart device users, and evaluates their wants for a digital tool that can protect user privacy.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.othervt_gsexam:44087en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10919/135433en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectsmart homeen
dc.titleCreating a Tool to Help Improve Users' Knowledge and Perceptions of Safety around IoT Devicesen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineComputer Science & Applicationsen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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