{"id":19557,"date":"2020-06-29T08:46:08","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T12:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=19557"},"modified":"2024-07-08T06:04:55","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:04:55","slug":"nsf-funded-project-to-focus-on-improving-security-privacy-of-smart-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2020\/06\/29\/nsf-funded-project-to-focus-on-improving-security-privacy-of-smart-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"NSF-funded project to focus on improving security, privacy of smart homes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.si.umich.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/cta_image_16_9\/public\/2020-04\/KT2_8436.JPG?itok=JzeN0PIy\" alt=\"(Photo of Denise Anthony.)\"\/><figcaption>(Courtesy of U-M\u2019s School of Information.)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.umich.edu\/about-umsi\/news\/nsf-funded-project-focus-improving-security-privacy-smart-homes\">Although there are many benefits to the smart internet of things (IoT), like being able to ask a speaker questions and receive immediate answers, security and privacy for these devices remain a challenge.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To address this, a team of researchers from seven universities will work together on a national research project on the life cycle of security, privacy, and usability challenges from the perspective of the everyday consumer in a residential setting.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project, \u201cSecurity and Privacy in the Lifecycle of IoT for Consumer Environments\u201d (SPLICE) is led by David Kotz from Dartmouth College and is funded through a five-year, $20 million Frontier Award from the National Science Foundation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project is \u201cworking to ensure that smart devices are designed and produced with security and privacy in mind,\u201d says Denise Anthony, a professor of health management and policy at U-M\u2019s School of Public Health, who will be working on SPLICE.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although there are many benefits to the smart internet of things (IoT), like being able to ask a speaker questions and receive immediate answers, security and privacy for these devices remain a challenge.&nbsp; 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