Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Smartphone users less aware of lack of privacy in public

Smartphone users less aware of lack of privacy in public

In a survey, researchers in Tel Aviv discovered that smartphones are altering our perception of privacy in public. They found that smartphone users are “70 percent more likely than regular cell phone users to believe that their phones afford them a great deal of privacy.”. However, the reality is that our behavior in public reveals much more about our private issues than we tend to realize. For example, smartphone users are much more willing to talk on their phone in public than regular phone users who often delay their phone calls until they have privacy.

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