Using Privacy Impact Assessment to Inspect Privacy Issues in a Smart Home

IoT has an ever-increasing amount of development as more and more different devices connect to the Internet and become IoT devices. For the regular private user, the smart home may be the most enticing domain of IoT as it can be used to ease their lives. Smart home and smart home devices are one of the subfields of the Internet of Things. They allow the inhabitants to control various home devices remotely from anywhere within the house or anywhere in the world at any particular time. Smart homes have several benefits. They are improving the quality of individuals' lives, as individuals can control their various smart devices at any time. In addition, a smart home allows individuals to have greater control of their energy use. Other pros of smart homes include complete control over devices, increased convenience, and insurance benefits. However, regardless of the many benefits of smart homes, they are also associated with various challenges. Security and privacy are significant challenges related to the smart home environment. This thesis will discuss the privacy impact of smart homes and smart devices. Four different devices have been included, and each device will be analyzed to conclude what private sensitive information they collect. Moreover, a privacy impact assessment (PIA) tool will be used to conclude whether our manual analysis of the devices was correct or not. Lastly, we will propose some solutions that we consider will increase the protection of users' privacy

Privacy in Smart Homes Using Privacy Impact Assessment to Inspect Privacy Issues in a Smart Home

IoT has an ever-increasing amount of development as more and more different devices connect to the Internet and become IoT devices. For the regular private user, the smart home may be the most enticing domain of IoT as it can be used to ease their lives. Smart home and smart home devices are one of the subfields of the Internet of Things. They allow the inhabitants to control various home devices remotely from anywhere within the house or anywhere in the world at any particular time. Smart homes have several benefits. They are improving the quality of individuals' lives, as individuals can control their various smart devices at any time. In addition, a smart home allows individuals to have greater control of their energy use. Other pros of smart homes include complete control over devices, increased convenience, and insurance benefits. However, regardless of the many benefits of smart homes, they are also associated with various challenges. Security and privacy are significant challenges related to the smart home environment. This thesis will discuss the privacy impact of smart homes and smart devices. Four different devices have been included, and each device will be analyzed to conclude what private sensitive information they collect. Moreover, a privacy impact assessment (PIA) tool will be used to conclude whether our manual analysis of the devices was correct or not. Lastly, we will propose some solutions that we consider will increase the protection of users' privacy

Abortificient effects of Stachys lavandulifolia Vahl in mice

زمینه و هدف: مطالعات مختلف نشان داده اند که خانم ها بدون توجه به تاثیرات سقط آور و ناهنجاری زایی بیشتر گیاهان دارویی به استفاده از این گیاهان در دوران حاملگی می پردازند. از جمله این گیاهان که دارای خواص متعدد درمانی مثل اضطراب چای کوهی (Stachys lavandulifolia) است که تا به حال اثر سقط زایی آن بررسی نشده است. لذا این مطالعه با هدف بررسی تاثیر عصاره چای کوهی در غلظت های مختلف در ایجاد سقط در موش های سوری انجام شد. روش بررسی: در این مطالعه، 36 سر موش سوری بالغ ماده پس از جفت گیری و مشاهده پلاک واژنی، به صورت تصادفی به شش گروه تقسیم شدند. دو گروه به عنوان کنترل و چهار گروه به عنوان مورد که از روز 7 تا 12 حاملگی به مدت 6 روز عصاره چای کوهی با غلظت های 50، 100، 150 و 200 میلی گرم بر کیلوگرم به صورت داخل صفاقی دریافت کردند. در روز 16 حاملگی عمل سزارین انجام و تعداد جنین های جذب شده شمارش و به عنوان سقط در نظر گرفته شد. تجزیه و تحلیل داده ها با تست آماری کروسکال والیس و آزمون تعقیبی دان صورت گرفت. یافته ها: میانگین نسبت جنین های سقط شده در غلظت های 50، 100، 150 و 200 mg/kg به ترتیب 108/0±136/0، 151/0±263/0، 391/0±583/0 و 172/0±353/0 بود و در دو گروه کنترل جنین سقط شده مشاهده نشد. بر اساس آزمون کروسکال والیس اثرات سقط زایی گیاه وابسته به دوز است (05/0>P). نتیجه گیری: عصاره گیاه چای کوهی دارای خواص سقط آور می باشد و لازم است مصرف این گیاه در دوران بارداری با احتیاط صورت گیرد

Privacy in Smart Homes Using Privacy Impact Assessment to Inspect Privacy Issues in a Smart Home

IoT has an ever-increasing amount of development as more and more different devices connect to the Internet and become IoT devices. For the regular private user, the smart home may be the most enticing domain of IoT as it can be used to ease their lives. Smart home and smart home devices are one of the subfields of the Internet of Things. They allow the inhabitants to control various home devices remotely from anywhere within the house or anywhere in the world at any particular time. Smart homes have several benefits. They are improving the quality of individuals' lives, as individuals can control their various smart devices at any time. In addition, a smart home allows individuals to have greater control of their energy use. Other pros of smart homes include complete control over devices, increased convenience, and insurance benefits. However, regardless of the many benefits of smart homes, they are also associated with various challenges. Security and privacy are significant challenges related to the smart home environment. This thesis will discuss the privacy impact of smart homes and smart devices. Four different devices have been included, and each device will be analyzed to conclude what private sensitive information they collect. Moreover, a privacy impact assessment (PIA) tool will be used to conclude whether our manual analysis of the devices was correct or not. Lastly, we will propose some solutions that we consider will increase the protection of users' privacy

Using Privacy Impact Assessment to Inspect Privacy Issues in a Smart Home

IoT has an ever-increasing amount of development as more and more different devices connect to the Internet and become IoT devices. For the regular private user, the smart home may be the most enticing domain of IoT as it can be used to ease their lives. Smart home and smart home devices are one of the subfields of the Internet of Things. They allow the inhabitants to control various home devices remotely from anywhere within the house or anywhere in the world at any particular time. Smart homes have several benefits. They are improving the quality of individuals' lives, as individuals can control their various smart devices at any time. In addition, a smart home allows individuals to have greater control of their energy use. Other pros of smart homes include complete control over devices, increased convenience, and insurance benefits. However, regardless of the many benefits of smart homes, they are also associated with various challenges. Security and privacy are significant challenges related to the smart home environment. This thesis will discuss the privacy impact of smart homes and smart devices. Four different devices have been included, and each device will be analyzed to conclude what private sensitive information they collect. Moreover, a privacy impact assessment (PIA) tool will be used to conclude whether our manual analysis of the devices was correct or not. Lastly, we will propose some solutions that we consider will increase the protection of users' privacy