Assessing the Security and Privacy of Baby Monitor Apps
Emerging technologies in video monitoring solutions seriously threaten personal privacy, as current technologies hold the potential for total surveillance. These concerns apply in particular to baby monitor solutions incorporating mobile applications due to the potential privacy impact of combining...
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| description | Emerging technologies in video monitoring solutions seriously threaten personal privacy, as current technologies hold the potential for total surveillance. These concerns apply in particular to baby monitor solutions incorporating mobile applications due to the potential privacy impact of combining sensitive video recordings with access to the vast amount of private data on a cell phone. Therefore, this study extends the state of privacy research by assessing the security and privacy of popular baby monitor apps. We analyze network security measures that aim to protect baby monitoring streams, evaluate the corresponding privacy policies, and identify privacy leaks by performing network traffic analysis. Our results point to several problems that may compromise user privacy. We conclude that our methods can support the evaluation of the security and privacy of video surveillance solutions and discuss how to improve the protection of user data. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b2a206ad658549759598cd32f51dea5a2023-11-19T11:21:55ZengMDPI AGJournal of Cybersecurity and Privacy2624-800X2023-06-013330332610.3390/jcp3030016Assessing the Security and Privacy of Baby Monitor AppsLukas Schmidt0Henry Hosseini1Thomas Hupperich2European Research Center for Information Systems, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, GermanyEuropean Research Center for Information Systems, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, GermanyEuropean Research Center for Information Systems, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, GermanyEmerging technologies in video monitoring solutions seriously threaten personal privacy, as current technologies hold the potential for total surveillance. These concerns apply in particular to baby monitor solutions incorporating mobile applications due to the potential privacy impact of combining sensitive video recordings with access to the vast amount of private data on a cell phone. Therefore, this study extends the state of privacy research by assessing the security and privacy of popular baby monitor apps. We analyze network security measures that aim to protect baby monitoring streams, evaluate the corresponding privacy policies, and identify privacy leaks by performing network traffic analysis. Our results point to several problems that may compromise user privacy. We conclude that our methods can support the evaluation of the security and privacy of video surveillance solutions and discuss how to improve the protection of user data.https://www.mdpi.com/2624-800X/3/3/16privacydynamic analysismonitor appshome surveillance |
| spellingShingle | Lukas Schmidt Henry Hosseini Thomas Hupperich Assessing the Security and Privacy of Baby Monitor Apps Journal of Cybersecurity and Privacy privacy dynamic analysis monitor apps home surveillance |
| title | Assessing the Security and Privacy of Baby Monitor Apps |
| title_full | Assessing the Security and Privacy of Baby Monitor Apps |
| title_fullStr | Assessing the Security and Privacy of Baby Monitor Apps |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing the Security and Privacy of Baby Monitor Apps |
| title_short | Assessing the Security and Privacy of Baby Monitor Apps |
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| topic | privacy dynamic analysis monitor apps home surveillance |
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