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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: 1) by Mer on Thursday June 20 2019, @10:05PM
There'll be smudges elsewhere on you phone unless you just unlock it then put it back in your pocket. And it's not only the order that you have to figure out but also if digits were reused.
The real reason to not use fingerprint auth is that then you fingerprint is on file in a smartphone. Either that file is unencrypted by negligence like the localisation logs in old iphones or it's encrypted but it's a high profile target for hackers.
Personally, I like a 20 digit pin with auto screen lock disabled.
Shut up!, he explained.