IoT & Privacy – Issues in Modern World

Abstract

IoT is considered a worldwide network of individually connected devices that communicate with each other, passing data across the internet. This data is collected about individual users and in some cases may contain very personal and private information about the user. Because this data can also be used for malicious purposes it presents security and Privacy Issues with the Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The number of IoT devices is quite large. IoT devices are typically dispersed across the globe, allowing for instant communication between connected devices. Domestic appliances, automobiles, TVs and other devices are collecting and transmitting their data across the internet in order to complete a variety of tasks. Users are typically unaware of how much data is actually collected and how the data is used or shared with others. As a result of the collecting, passing and sharing of data among these networked devices and data recipients there is a concern among security and privacy experts about how this data is collected, shared and used.