A research project on smart homes and surveillance aimed to understand user perspectives on privacy, personal information collection, benefits and risks, and home safety.
Many smart home users were found to be misinformed about their devices' surveillance capabilities, with incomplete understandings of collected information and access rights.
The relationship between surveillance and power poses concerns, including domestic abuse and overreach by big tech companies.
To ensure better products, policy, and law, understanding and respecting user perspectives is crucial as smart devices become more prevalent in society.