Needs and challenges concerning privacy risk managementwithin Intelligent Transport Systems

Abstract

There are many privacy concerns within Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS). On the one hand, end-users are concerned about their privacy-risk exposure when using ITS, while on the other hand, ITS providers need to claim privacy awareness and document compliance with regulations or face devastating fines. One approach to address these concerns is to use methods specifically developed to assess privacy risks of ITS. The literature lacks such methods, and the complex and dynamic nature of ITS introduces challenges that need to be properly addressed when assessing privacy risks. In this report, we carry out an empirical study in order to identify needs and challenges concerning privacy risk assessment of ITS. Broadly speaking, the main challenges are related to real-time assessment of privacy risks to (1) inform end-users about exposed privacy risks, and (2) help ITS providers asses privacy-compliance risks, as well as to identify privacy risks at an implementation level. Oppdragsgiver: SINTEF ICT