Differences between Android and iPhone users in their security and privacy awareness

Reinfelder L, Benenson Z, Gassmann F (2014)


Publication Type: Conference contribution

Publication year: 2014

Publisher: Springer Verlag

Edited Volumes: Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)

Pages Range: 1-12

Conference Proceedings Title: TrustBus

Event location: Munich

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-09770-1_14

Abstract

This work compares Android and iPhone users according to their security and privacy awareness when handling apps. Based on an online survey conducted with over 700 German respondents (mostly university students) we found out that Android users seem to be more aware of the risks associated with the app usage than iPhone users. For example, iPhone users almost never consider the possibility of apps sending premium-rate SMS or causing other hidden costs. Furthermore, Android users more often mention security, trust and privacy issues as important factors when they decide to use a new app. We hypothesize that the cause of these differences they are likely to arise through differences in app market policies, in app review processes and in presentation of data usage by the apps. © 2014 Springer International Publishing.

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APA:

Reinfelder, L., Benenson, Z., & Gassmann, F. (2014). Differences between Android and iPhone users in their security and privacy awareness. In TrustBus (pp. 1-12). Munich: Springer Verlag.

MLA:

Reinfelder, Lena, Zinaida Benenson, and Freya Gassmann. "Differences between Android and iPhone users in their security and privacy awareness." Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Trust, Privacy & Security in Digital Business - TrustBus 2014, Munich Springer Verlag, 2014. 1-12.

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