Consumer Privacy Enforcement in Context-Aware Web Services

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 24-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgia M. Kapitsaki
Keyword(s):  
Web Services ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
End Users ◽  
Sensitive Information ◽  
Context Aware ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Consumer Privacy ◽  
Privacy Preferences ◽  
The One

Privacy protection constitutes a genuine human right reflected both in the legislation and in different aspects of software engineering. Sensitive information needs to be protected in end-users interaction with Web Services especially in cases, where context-aware features are included. In this work the authors address the inclusion of consumer privacy preferences in the provision of context-aware Web Services. To achieve this the authors propose, on the one hand, a preferences language, where end-users can specify their privacy options, namely Consumer Privacy Language, and, on the other hand, a seamless enforcement mechanism that considers consumer preferences by intercepting and modifying appropriately Simple Object Access Protocol request and response messages. The enforcement approach has been evaluated based on various execution metrics for an example use case consisting of various Web Services and for different users configurations demonstrating the usefulness of the approach assisting towards the provision of privacy-aware environments.

Consumer Privacy Enforcement in Context-Aware Web Services

2015 ◽  
pp. 173-191
Author(s):  
Georgia M. Kapitsaki
Keyword(s):  
Web Services ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
End Users ◽  
Sensitive Information ◽  
Context Aware ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Consumer Privacy ◽  
Privacy Preferences ◽  
The One

Privacy protection constitutes a genuine human right reflected both in the legislation and in different aspects of software engineering. Sensitive information needs to be protected in end-users interaction with Web Services especially in cases, where context-aware features are included. In this work the authors address the inclusion of consumer privacy preferences in the provision of context-aware Web Services. To achieve this the authors propose, on the one hand, a preferences language, where end-users can specify their privacy options, namely Consumer Privacy Language, and, on the other hand, a seamless enforcement mechanism that considers consumer preferences by intercepting and modifying appropriately Simple Object Access Protocol request and response messages. The enforcement approach has been evaluated based on various execution metrics for an example use case consisting of various Web Services and for different user configurations demonstrating the usefulness of the approach assisting towards the provision of privacy-aware environments.

Privacy Aware Access Control

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-30
Author(s):  
Rekha Bhatia ◽  
Manpreet Singh Gujral
Keyword(s):  
Web Services ◽  
Access Control ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Data Access ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Sensitive Information ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Ready Availability ◽  
Control Technologies ◽  
Technical Solutions

Due to the ever increasing number of web services available through the Internet, the privacy as a fundamental human right is endangered. Informed consent and collection of information are two important aspects while interacting on the Internet through web services. The ease of data access and the ready availability of it through Internet, made it easier for interested parties to intrude into the individual's privacy in unprecedented ways. The regulatory and technical solutions adopted to curb this have achieved only a limited success. The main culprits in this regard are the incompatibilities in the regulatory measures and standards. This research work focuses on privacy preserving access control for sharing sensitive information in the arena of web services, provides some recent outlooks towards the critical need of privacy aware access control technologies and a comprehensive review of the existing work in this arena. Besides, a novel framework for privacy aware access to web services is also provided.

Privacy Aware Access Control

2019 ◽  
pp. 2028-2043
Author(s):  
Rekha Bhatia ◽  
Manpreet Singh Gujral
Keyword(s):  
Web Services ◽  
Access Control ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Data Access ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Sensitive Information ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Ready Availability ◽  
Control Technologies ◽  
Technical Solutions

Due to the ever increasing number of web services available through the Internet, the privacy as a fundamental human right is endangered. Informed consent and collection of information are two important aspects while interacting on the Internet through web services. The ease of data access and the ready availability of it through Internet, made it easier for interested parties to intrude into the individual's privacy in unprecedented ways. The regulatory and technical solutions adopted to curb this have achieved only a limited success. The main culprits in this regard are the incompatibilities in the regulatory measures and standards. This research work focuses on privacy preserving access control for sharing sensitive information in the arena of web services, provides some recent outlooks towards the critical need of privacy aware access control technologies and a comprehensive review of the existing work in this arena. Besides, a novel framework for privacy aware access to web services is also provided.

Privacy Control Requirements for Context-Aware Mobile Services

2011 ◽  
pp. 151-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amr Ali Eldin ◽  
Zoran Stojanovic
Keyword(s):  
Web Services ◽  
Private Information ◽  
Mobile Services ◽  
End Users ◽  
Mobile Service ◽  
Context Aware ◽  
University Campus ◽  
Mobile Telecommunications ◽  
Computing Paradigm ◽  
Service Models

With the rapid developments of mobile telecommunications technology over the last two decades, a new computing paradigm known as ‘anywhere and anytime’ or ‘ubiquitous’ computing has evolved. Consequently, attention has been given not only to extending current Web services and mobile service models and architectures, but increasingly also to make these services context-aware. Privacy represents one of the hot topics that has questioned the success of these services. In this chapter, we discuss the different requirements of privacy control in context-aware services architectures. Further, we present the different functionalities needed to facilitate this control. The main objective of this control is to help end users make consent decisions regarding their private information collection under conditions of uncertainty. The proposed functionalities have been prototyped and integrated in a UMTS locationbased mobile services testbed platform on a university campus. Users have experienced the services in real time. A survey of users’ responses on the privacy functionality has been carried out and analyzed as well. Users’ collected response on the privacy functionality was positive in most cases. Additionally, results obtained reflected the feasibility and usability of this approach.

scholarly journals Exoskeletons for all: The interplay between exoskeletons, inclusion, gender, and intersectionality

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 217-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger Andre Søraa ◽  
Eduard Fosch-Villaronga
Keyword(s):  
New Technology ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
End Users ◽  
Target Market ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Wearable Robot ◽  
Exclusion Criteria ◽  
Intersectionality Theory ◽  
Design Choice ◽  
The One

AbstractIn this article, we investigate the relation between gender and exoskeleton development through the lens of intersectionality theory. Exoskeleton users come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and genders. However, it is often the case that wearable robot engineers do not develop such devices primarily on the premise that the product should fit as many end users as possible. Instead, designers tend to use the one-size-fits-all approach – a design choice that seems legitimate from the return of an investment viewpoint but that may not do as much justice to end users. Intended users of exoskeletons have a series of user criteria, including height, weight, and health condition, in the case of rehabilitation. By having rigid inclusion criteria for whom the intended user of the technology can be, the exclusion criteria will grow in parallel. The implications and deep-rootedness of gender and diversity considerations in practices and structural systems have been largely disregarded. Mechanical and robot technology were historically seen as part of a distinct male sphere, and the criteria used today to develop new technology may reflect the biases that existed in another time that should no longer be valid. To make this technology available for all, we suggest some tools to designers and manufacturers to help them think beyond their target market and be more inclusive.

A POWER CONSUMPTION ACTIVITY BASED HETEROGENEOUS SOA FRAMEWORK FOR CONTEXT-AWARE HOME SERVICES

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (07) ◽  
pp. 1211-1230 ◽  
Author(s):  
HYUN SANG CHO ◽  
TAKEKAZU KATO ◽  
TATSUYA YAMAZAKI ◽  
MINSOO HAHN
Keyword(s):  
Web Services ◽  
Power Consumption ◽  
Service Oriented Architecture ◽  
Control Function ◽  
Home Network ◽  
Network System ◽  
Context Aware ◽  
Flexible Architecture ◽  
And Control ◽  
Monitor And Control

The home network is one of the emerging areas from the last century. However, the growth of the home network market is stationary at present. This paper describes the limitations of the home network system and the requirements for overcoming the current limitations. Also described is a new home network service system known as COWS and its easy installation and scalable operation. COWS consists of power consumption monitor and control devices along with a service server that is a complementary combination of Open Service Gateway initiative (OSGi) and web services. A home network system has a dynamic, heterogeneous, distributed, and scalable topology. Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) has been proposed as a solution that satisfies the requirement of a home network, and OSGi and web services are two successful SOA-based frameworks. An included service server has a flexible architecture that consists of a core and extendable service packages. A power consumption monitor and control function provides useful context information for activity-based context-aware services and optimizes the power consumption. The system can be installed easily into existing and new houses to solve the current barrier of the popularization of home network services.

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