Attitudes Toward Vehicle-Based Sensing and Recording
Venue
Proceedings of the 2015 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing, ACM, pp. 1017-1028
Publication Year
2015
Authors
Manya Sleeper, Sebastian Schnorf, Brian Kemler, Sunny Consolvo
BibTeX
Abstract
Vehicles increasingly include features that rely on hi-tech sensors and recording;
however, little is known of public attitudes toward such recording. We use two
studies, an online survey (n=349) and an interview-based study (n=15), to examine
perceptions of vehicle-based sensing and recording. We focus on: 1) how
vehicle-based recording and sensing may differ from perceptions of current
recording; 2) factors that impact comfort with vehicle-based recording for
hypothetical drivers versus bystanders; and 3) perceptions of potential
privacy-preserving techniques. We find that vehicle-based recording challenges
current mental models of recording awareness. Comfort tends to depend on perceived
bene- fits, which can vary by stakeholder type. Perceived privacy in spaces near
cars can also impact comfort and reflect mental models of private spaces as well as
the range of potentially sensitive activities people perform in and near cars.
Privacy-preserving techniques may increase perceived comfort but may require
addressing trust and usability issues.
