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Published on in Vol 10 (2026)

This is a member publication of University of Toronto

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/70638, first published .
Man using smart home remote to control thermostat on wall

Examining Canadian Smart Home Technology Users’ Perceptions of Privacy, Risks, Safety, and Data Collection Purposes: Cross-Sectional National Survey

Examining Canadian Smart Home Technology Users’ Perceptions of Privacy, Risks, Safety, and Data Collection Purposes: Cross-Sectional National Survey

Eva V Di Nallo   1, 2 , HBSc, MSc ;   Charlene H Chu   1, 2, 3, 4 , GNC(c), RN, PhD ;   Zara Hasan   3, 5 , BHSc ;   Pratik K Mishra   3, 6 , MSc ;   Jacob Buchan   6 , HBA ;   Tun Zheng   3 , BSc ;   Andria Bianchi   3, 7, 8 , PhD ;   Jesse Hoey   9 , PhD ;   Shehroz S Khan   10 , PhD

1 Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

2 Institute for Life Course and Aging, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

3 KITE Research Institute, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada

4 Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

5 Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

6 Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

7 Surrey Place, Toronto, ON, Canada

8 Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

9 David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada

10 College of Engineering and Technology, American University of the Middle East, Egaila, Kuwait

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