Locality and privacy in people-nearby applications

Eran Toch, Inbal Levi

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Abstract

People-Nearby applications are becoming a popular way for individuals to search for new social relations in their physical vicinity. This paper presents the results of a qualitative study, based on 25 interviews, examining how privacy and locality are managed in these applications. We describe how location is used as a grounding mechanism, providing a platform for honest and truthful signals in the challenging process of forming new social relations. We discuss our findings by suggesting theoretical frameworks that can be used to analyze the social space induced by the applications, as well as to inform the design of new technologies that foster the creation of new social ties.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationUbiComp 2013 - Proceedings of the 2013 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing
Pages539-548
Number of pages10
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Event2013 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing, UbiComp 2013 - Zurich, Switzerland
Duration: 8 Sep 201312 Sep 2013

Publication series

NameUbiComp 2013 - Proceedings of the 2013 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing

Conference

Conference2013 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing, UbiComp 2013
Country/TerritorySwitzerland
CityZurich
Period8/09/1312/09/13

Keywords

  • Location-based social networks
  • People-nearby applications
  • Privacy
  • Qualitative study
  • Security

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Software

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