UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE
		 COMPUTER SCIENCE RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM

			      presents


	     'He Knows When You are Sleeping' - Privacy and
		       the Personal Robot Companion



	                   Dag Sverre Syrdal
         	    (Adaptive Systems Research Group, 
		     University of Hertfordshire)

			24 January 2007 (Wednesday)

			  Lecture Theatre E350
		       Hatfield, College Lane Campus
			       3 - 4 pm

	       Coffee/tea and biscuits will be available.
			  [Catering Permitting]

		    Everyone is Welcome to Attend
			  [Space Permitting]



Abstract:


One of the most compelling visions of future robots is that of the robot
butler. An entity dedicated to fulfilling your every need. This obviously
has its benefits, but there could be a flipside to this vision. To
fulfil the needs of its users, it must first be aware of them, and so
it could potentially amass a huge amount of personal data regarding its
user, data which may or may not be safe from accidental or intentional
disclosure to a third party.

How do prospective owners of a personal robot feel about the data
that might be collected about them? We exposed 12 participants to an
Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) scenario in which disclosure of personal
information became an issue.  The results give an indication of how
future owners of personal robots feel regarding what the robot will
know about them, and what safeguards they believe should be in place to
protect owners from unwanted disclosure of private information.



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