Hacking a Commercial Drone with Open-Source Software: Exploring Data Privacy Violations
2021 (English)In: 2021 10th Mediterranean Conference on Embedded Computing (MECO), IEEE, 2021, p. 1-5Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
Drones have been discussed frequently in both governmental and commercial sectors for their normalization in the airspace. Nonetheless, drones bring diverse privacy concerns to users. In this paper, we explore the ramifications to data privacy from the perspective of drone owners. To investigate privacy in this context, four experiments targeting a commercial drone were conducted using open-source software. The experiments identified personal data (e.g., audio, video, and location) that are at risk of being compromised particularly through the execution of a basic deauthentication attack launched at a commercial drone. Our findings indicate the severity of risks affecting commercial drones. This makes the case for more effective privacy regulations and better guidelines suitable for securing drones.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
IEEE, 2021. p. 1-5
Series
Mediterranean Conference on Embedded Computing (New Jersey), ISSN 2377-5475, E-ISSN 2637-9511
National Category
Computer and Information Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-47465DOI: 10.1109/MECO52532.2021.9460295Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85114205880ISBN: 978-1-6654-3912-1 (electronic)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-47465DiVA, id: diva2:1619260
Conference
2021 10th Mediterranean Conference on Embedded Computing (MECO), 7-10 June 2021, Budva, Montenegro
2021-12-132021-12-132024-09-18Bibliographically approved