Privacy Leak
Also known as: Accidental Disclosure, Privacy Disclosure
The unintentional capture and sharing of sensitive personal information through visual assistance technologies. Research has found that approximately 10% of images submitted to VAT services contain private content such as pregnancy tests, prescription medication, and people, with the majority of these privacy leaks being accidental. Blind users are particularly vulnerable because they cannot visually verify what their camera captures before sharing it.
Category: privacy · assistive technology
Related: Obfuscation · Visual Assistance Technology · Privacy by Design