COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SATC: CORE: SMALL: SUPPORTING PRIVACY NEGOTIATION AMONG MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS IN SM…

Assistance award details

Assistance award identifier

ASST_NON_2232653_049

FAIN

2232653

Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY

Awarding agency

National Science Foundation

Funding agency

National Science Foundation

Assistance listing (CFDA)

47.070

Total obligated

$0

Period

Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2026

Fiscal year

2023

Place of performance state

MD

Source file

FY2023_All_Assistance_Full_20261006.zip

Description

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SATC: CORE: SMALL: SUPPORTING PRIVACY NEGOTIATION AMONG MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS IN SMART ENVIRONMENTS -INTERNET-OF-THINGS (IOT) DEVICES ARE INCREASINGLY USED IN SHARED SPACES (E.G., HOMES, APARTMENTS, SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, WORKPLACES, AND CITIES), TURNING THESE SPACES INTO SMART ENVIRONMENTS. DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS IN THESE ENVIRONMENTS, INCLUDING BOTH DIRECT USERS OF SMART DEVICES AND NON-USERS SUCH AS VISITORS OR BYSTANDERS, HAVE UNIQUE PRIVACY NEEDS AND EXPECTATIONS. ALTHOUGH PRIOR RESEARCH SHOWS EVIDENCE OF CONFLICTS AMONG STAKEHOLDERS, THERE HAS BEEN LESS INVESTIGATION REGARDING HOW STAKEHOLDERS RESOLVE SUCH CONFLICTS AND NEGOTIATE THEIR PRIVACY OPTIONS. THIS INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT IS INVESTIGATING DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS? PRIVACY NEGOTIATION BEHAVIORS IN SMART ENVIRONMENTS BY DESIGNING, DEVELOPING, AND DEPLOYING AN INTERACTIVE SYSTEM TO COLLECT PEOPLE?S REAL-WORLD PRIVACY NEGOTIATION BEHAVIORS. THE PROJECT IS CONTRIBUTING SOLUTIONS THAT HELP PEOPLE MANAGE AND NEGOTIATE THEIR PRIVACY IN VARIOUS SMART ENVIRONMENTS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEIR PRIVACY NEEDS CONFLICT WITH OTHERS?. THE RESULTS WILL ALSO INFORM PRIVACY NEGOTIATIONS WITHIN OTHER EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES (E.G., VIRTUAL REALITY AND THE METAVERSE). THIS PROJECT MOVES BEYOND THE LAB SETTING TO INVESTIGATE AND SUPPORT STAKEHOLDERS? PRIVACY NEGOTIATION BEHAVIORS IN REAL-WORLD SMART ENVIRONMENTS. TO DO THIS, THE PROJECT TEAM IS IDENTIFYING CONTEXTUAL FACTORS THAT LEAD TO PRIVACY CONCERNS ACROSS MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDER GROUPS AND COMPLEX SMART ENVIRONMENTS THROUGH THE LENS OF PRIVACY AS ?CONTEXTUAL INTEGRITY?. IT IS CAPTURING STAKEHOLDERS? PRIVACY NEGOTIATION BEHAVIORS IN THE REAL WORLD BY ITERATIVELY DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING A TOOL THAT COLLECTS DATA ON SMART ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXTS AND PRIVACY NEGOTIATION BEHAVIORS IN REAL-WORLD SMART ENVIRONMENTS. FINALLY, IT IS DEVELOPING A DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH TO SUPPORT PRIVACY NEGOTIATIONS IN THE REAL-WORLD AND EVALUATING ITS LONG-TERM IMPACT ON DIFFERENT S