IoT Assistant

Name: IoT Assistant
Rating: 3.6 (15 reviews)
Author: Carnegie Mellon University

Internet of Things Assistant

Free · Designed for iPad

15 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Utilities
Developer

Carnegie Mellon University
Language

EN
English
Size

68.2
MB

Discover and control what data is collected about you by Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. The IoT is everywhere. It consists of a myriad of devices and technologies that collect data about us - from cameras with facial recognition, to smart speakers that record what we say, or sensors that track our whereabouts. The IoT Assistant app helps you discover what data is being collected about you and how it is used. This includes who is collecting it, who it is shared with, and whether there are any privacy controls. New privacy regulations around the world require people who deploy IoT technologies to disclose their data collection and use practices and to also give us some control over these practices such as opting in or out of them. The IoT Assistant app provides users with a single interface through which they can discover IoT data collection around them and access available privacy controls. The IoT Assistant app also allows you to receive customized notifications about data collection and use practices you want to be notified about and control the frequency of these notifications. An IoT portal associated with the app (https://www.iotprivacy.io) is available to also publicize the presence of IoT technologies ("IoT resources") collecting our data, whether you are the administrator controlling that technology or a volunteer contributor. Once you have defined an entry for an IoT technology through our portal, IoT assistant app users can discover this IoT technology and its data collection and use practices. We care about your privacy. You can find our privacy policy here: www.iotprivacy.io/privacy-policy

Ratings & Reviews

3.6

out of 5

15 Ratings

The web app + buttons do nothing
12/15/2020

/r:b:
There’s no way to leave feedback in the app or report problems with it.
The web app + buttons do nothing
12/15/2020

/r:b:

There’s no way to leave feedback in the app or report problems with it.
Love the new design!
11/22/2021

Ace Consumer
Seems like the devs worked out the bugs from previous versions of the app. Seems extremely buttery now.
Love the new design!
11/22/2021

Ace Consumer

Seems like the devs worked out the bugs from previous versions of the app. Seems extremely buttery now.
Interesting idea, poor data
09/27/2021

jd2020
This is a very interesting idea and I had high hopes for it. However its data is extremely limited. Many times I have walked around Washington DC metro area and found surveillance cameras which this app has no idea about. The information seems quite dated and very limited.

Developer Response
We're glad you like the app. Our IoT portal (https://iotprivacy.io) currently hosts around 150,000 IoT resource descriptions, including tens of thousands of cameras. It's important to understand that this information is crowdsourced. As more volunteers set up accounts on our portal and enter more IoT resource descriptions, you will be able to discover more resources. Today already, if you are in a city, you will often find dozens of nearby IoT resource descriptions.
Interesting idea, poor data
09/27/2021

jd2020

This is a very interesting idea and I had high hopes for it. However its data is extremely limited. Many times I have walked around Washington DC metro area and found surveillance cameras which this app has no idea about. The information seems quite dated and very limited.
Developer Response 11/01/2021
We're glad you like the app. Our IoT portal (https://iotprivacy.io) currently hosts around 150,000 IoT resource descriptions, including tens of thousands of cameras. It's important to understand that this information is crowdsourced. As more volunteers set up accounts on our portal and enter more IoT resource descriptions, you will be able to discover more resources. Today already, if you are in a city, you will often find dozens of nearby IoT resource descriptions.
Interesting idea
04/01/2020

Zenia_23456
The idea of the app is interesting, but it’s weird that I can’t add my device through the app…but the app is good though
Interesting idea
04/01/2020

Zenia_23456

The idea of the app is interesting, but it’s weird that I can’t add my device through the app…but the app is good though

We just fixed a bug that prevented new users from login in. Everything else remains the same and has been checked.

Version 1.3.2

01/26/2025

Data Linked to You

The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You

The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location