Video-based online meetings and, ultimately, the amount of private information that is shared – intentionally or accidentally – increased as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, online teaching might reveal lecturers’ private environment to students or business meetings might provide insights about employees’ family relationships. This raises the need to understand users’ perception towards privacy intrusion during online video conferences to inform concepts that better protect meeting participants’ privacy.We present the results of an online survey (𝑁 = 140) in which we investigate user stories of privacy-invasive situations in their homes during such meetings. Our results show that online meetings reveal private information that would not have become available during physical meetings. This often involves third parties (e.g., children, spouse, colleague), who might not even be aware of this.We discuss potential means to support users in protecting their and others’ privacy before, during, and after video-based online meetings.    «

Video-based online meetings and, ultimately, the amount of private information that is shared – intentionally or accidentally – increased as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, online teaching might reveal lecturers’ private environment to students or business meetings might provide insights about employees’ family relationships. This raises the need to understand users’ perception towards privacy intrusion during online video conferences to inform concepts that better protect meetin...    »