In-Home Surveillance Systems and Privacy Considerations for Malaysians: A Survey

Always-on cameras, microphones, and devices are increasingly intruding on private environments due to their promising applications in regard with the better quality of life. But they can also be exploit by adversaries as surveillance systems, introducing a matter of concern for privacy. Intruders can observe and record in-home activities for further malicious aims. Due to this vulnerability, it is important that privacy issue in this case, being addressed properly. Since perception of privacy varies among different cultures, privacy priorities of each culture should be investigated separately. In order to provide a better insight into Malaysians opinions about their highly private in-home activities for designers of visual smart household systems, we conducted an anonymous survey with 217 respondents. In this paper, we discuss the outcomes of our survey in order to provide a reference for engineers working for the Malaysian market.