Privacy Issues for the Disclosure of Emotions to Remote Acquaintances Without Simultaneous Communication

We discuss the privacy issues related to the design of systems that disclose information about emotions to remote acquaintances, without simultaneous communication: users do not chat, see or hear each other. We consider the acquisition of information, storage, processing, multi-modal rendering, and interactions. We illustrate our points with the system we designed for affective bonding and support with family and friends. Our most significant contribution is the provision of a first overview of the whole process for everyday life uses.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: HCI
• Authors: Sébastien Duval, Christian Becker, Hiromichi Hashizume
• Keywords: HCI 2007, Human Computer Interaction, Multi-modal Rendering, Privacy Issues, Simultaneous Communication