Risks and benefits of smart toilets
Date
2023-11-15
Authors
Advisors
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Publisher
ACM
Type
Conference
Peer reviewed
Yes
Abstract
Smart toilets promise convenient 24/7 health and wellness monitoring. However, privacy risks of smart toilets have not been carefully studied. Here, we present a thematic analysis of an expert focus group on smart toilets that record health data. The themes indicate severe privacy and systemic risks, many of which could be mitigated but currently are not. Our analysis suggests that health benefits outweigh risks only in specific application contexts.
Description
open access article
Keywords
smart toilet, IoT, e-health, privacy risk
Citation
Wagner, I. and Boiten, E. (2023) Risks and benefits of smart toilets. BuildSys '23: Proceedings of the 10th ACM International Conference on Systems for Energy-Efficient Buildings, Cities, and Transportation, November 2023, pp. 340–346
Rights
Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/uk/