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from the they-will-never-guess-my-age-because-I-leave-my-phone-unlocked! dept.
How you lock your smartphone can reveal your age: UBC study:
Older smartphone users tend to rely more on their phones' auto lock feature compared to younger users, a new UBC study has found. They also prefer using PINs over fingerprints to unlock their phones.
Researchers also found that older users are more likely to unlock their phones when they're stationary, such as when working at a desk or sitting at home.
The study is the first to explore the link between age and smartphone use, says Konstantin Beznosov, an electrical and computer engineering professor at UBC who supervised the research.
"As researchers working to protect smartphones from unauthorized access, we need to first understand how users use their devices," said Beznosov. "By tracking actual users during their daily interactions with their device, we now have real-world insights that can be used to inform future smartphone designs."
The full study is available through the ACM Digital Library.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Thursday June 20 2019, @04:32PM
They don't have nearly enough participants to conclude much of anything. Their "findings" sound reasonable, but they've made a bare minimum of effort at attempting to verify the findings. Emphasize that bare minimum.