Evolving privacy: From sensors to the Internet of Things

Future Generation Computer Systems

Volumn 75, Issue , 2017, Pages 46-57

  Lopez, Javier ^a   Rios, Ruben ^a   Bao, Feng ^b   Wang, Guilin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b Huawei International Pte Ltd   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Challenges; Internet of Things; Privacy; WSN

Indexed keywords

DATA PRIVACY; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

CHALLENGES; INTERNET OF THING (IOT); PRIVACY PROBLEMS; PRIVACY RISKS; REMOTE ENTITY;

INTERNET OF THINGS;

EID: 85019907089     PISSN: 0167739X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.future.2017.04.045     Document Type: Article

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