discussion

Overview

Instructions (same as those for previous forum articles)

- Read the article (see link below). Most articles are written for a general audience, you might need to carry out some basic online research to further understand some parts of the articles.

- Comment on what you found (you need to pick at least one of the options below)

1. 1. 1. Interesting about the article OR
      2. What problems you foresee with the topic the article discusses OR
      3. Similar topics or technologies that you have read about that are related to the article OR
      4. Respond to a comment from one of your classmates

To obtain credit for your contribution to the forum, any contribution that you make to the forum should be between 80 and 140 words long. Make sure you cite your sources if you are referring to an external reference.

Grading Rubric:

50 pts - Comment length is between 80 and 140 words.

50 pts - Comment follows content guidelines (see a, b, c or d above

This week you will be reading an article that looks in detail at the privacy implications of sensors in public (or private) areas. It provides a very solid context and discussion on complex issues around the IoT. You should be able to easily identify the differences between the approach taken by the researchers in this case and the approach taken in the "Array of Things" article you read last time.

Please read the article "Computer scientists designing the future can't agree on what privacy means" (see link below), Gou E., Ryan-Mosley T., MIT Technology Review Magazine, April, 2023.

If you prefer to access the article online, it is also available here: https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/04/03/1070665/cmu-university-privacy-battle-smart-building-sensors-mitesLinks to an external site.

You may need to open the above link in a private or incognito window to make it work.

Then follow the general forum instructions to start commenting on the article. Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Julio

Note: When this article was first published, it was titled "Inside the bitter campus privacy battle over smart building sensors". For some unknown reason the editors changed the title.

[Image unavailable: File] cmu-mites-privacy.pdf Download cmu-mites-privacy.pdf(11.606 MB) (Alternate link to the article)