  With the growing advances in the Internet of Things (IoT) technology, IoT
device management platforms are becoming increasingly important. We conducted a
web-based survey and usability study with 43 participants who use IoT devices
frequently to: 1) examine their smart home IoT usage patterns and privacy
preferences, and 2) evaluate a web-based prototype for smart home IoT device
management. We found that participants perceived privacy as more important than
the convenience afforded by the IoT devices. Based on their average scores of
privacy vs. convenience importance, participants with low privacy and low
convenience significantly reported less privacy control and convenience
preferences than participants with high privacy and high convenience. Overall,
all participants were satisfied with the proposed website prototype and their
actual usability evaluation demonstrated a good understanding of the website
features. This paper provides an empirical examination of the privacy versus
convenience trade-offs smart home users make when managing their IoT devices.
