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The IoT and Unpacking the Heffalump’s Trunk

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In this paper we highlight design challenges that the Internet of Things (IoT) poses in relation to two of the guiding design paradigms of our time; Privacy by Design (PbD) and Human Centered Design (HCD). The terms IoT, PbD, and HCD are both suitcase terms, meaning that they have a variety of meanings packed within them. Depending on how the practices behind the terms are applied, notwithstanding their well-considered foundations, intentions, and theory, we explore how PbD and HCD can, if not considered carefully, become Heffalump traps and hence act in opposition to the very challenges they seek to address. In response to this assertion we introduce Object Oriented Ontology (OOO) and experiment with its theoretical framing order to articulate possible strategies for mitigating these challenges when designing for the Internet of Things.

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Notes

  1. 1.

    http://www.ontla.on.ca/library/repository/mon/10000/184530.pdf.

  2. 2.

    https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-data-protection/privacy-by-design/.

  3. 3.

    cf. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial_(video_game).

  4. 4.

    “A/B” is an excellent keyword based summary of the contrast between affirmative and speculative design [30].

  5. 5.

    Dunne and Raby’s book [9] provides a thorough overview of speculative design practice and Tonkinwise’s review of the book offers some useful critique of speculation tooå [39].

  6. 6.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15260748.

  7. 7.

    cf. http://uk.pcmag.com/surveillance-cameras/77460/guide/the-best-smart-locks-of-2017.

  8. 8.

    https://youtu.be/A37SmnNFstA.

  9. 9.

    https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/25/16538834/amazon-key-in-home-delivery-unlock-door-prime-cloud-cam-smart-lock.

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This research was supported by the RCUK Cyber Security for the Internet of Things Research Hub PETRAS under EPSRC grant EP/N02334X/1.

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Lindley, J., Coulton, P., Cooper, R. (2019). The IoT and Unpacking the Heffalump’s Trunk. In: Arai, K., Bhatia, R., Kapoor, S. (eds) Proceedings of the Future Technologies Conference (FTC) 2018. FTC 2018. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 880. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02686-8_11

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