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Smartphone users are unaware of privacy implications of some permissions they grant to apps and services and researchers have been able to identify which kind of personal information the apps extract with location tracking on.
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How much personal information can our phone apps gather through location tracking? To answer this question, two researchers - Mirco Musolesi (University of Bologna, Italy) and Benjamin Baron (University College London, UK) - carried out a field study using an app specifically developed for this research. Through the app employed in the study - published in
Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies - researchers were able to identify which kind of personal information the app extracted and its privacy sensitivity according to users. Users are largely unaware of the privacy implications of some permissions they grant to apps and services, in particular when it comes to location-tracking information , explains Mirco Musolesi. Thanks to machine learning techniques, these data provide sensitive information such as the place where users live, their habits, interests, demographics, and information about users personalities .
Study suggests smart assistant design improvements for deaf users
College of Information Sciences and Technology researchers recently found that deaf and hard-of-hearing users regularly use smart assistants in homes, workplaces and mobile devices.
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Study suggests smart assistant design improvements for deaf users
Jessica Hallman
January 07, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Despite the inherent challenges that voice-interaction may create, researchers at the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology recently found that deaf and hard-of-hearing users regularly use smart assistants like Amazon’s Alexa and Apple’s Siri in homes, workplaces and mobile devices.
The work highlights a clear need for more inclusive design, and presents an opportunity for deaf and hard-of-hearing users to have a more active role in the research and development of new systems, according to Johnna Blair, an IST doctoral student and member of the research team.