Since privacy is not a convenient issue to be resolved,
especially in smart environments, the principles of privacy
should be implemented under an international framework
and standards. Smart environments (more precisely the IoT)
should be designed under the concept of Privacy by Design
(PbD) defined by Ann Cavoukia (2011) who suggested that
privacy should be embedded into the design of technologies
ensuring privacy and control over one’s information and not
solely by compliance with regulatory frameworks.