核心概念
Involving extended family members, such as grandparents, siblings, and cousins, in the collaborative oversight of mobile privacy and security can provide benefits like increased expertise and protection for vulnerable family members, but also raises concerns about potential tensions and interpersonal conflicts.
要約
The study explored the perceived benefits and drawbacks of including extended family members, beyond just parents and teens, in a collaborative approach for managing mobile privacy, safety, and security.
Key findings:
- Participants were open to including grandparents, siblings, and cousins in their "CO-oPS" family network, as they saw value in the additional expertise and ability to protect vulnerable family members.
- However, participants also expressed concerns about potential tensions and interpersonal conflicts that could arise from having extended family members co-monitor their app usage and permissions.
- To address these concerns, participants suggested more granular controls to selectively share their installed apps and permissions with only trusted extended family members.
- Participants felt the collaborative approach could strengthen family relationships and provide tech support, especially for older adults who are less tech-savvy.
- The study highlights the trade-offs between the benefits of broader family involvement and the need to maintain privacy and autonomy within the family network.
統計
"85% of U.S. citizens own smartphones, and 77% of them have downloaded and installed different third-party mobile apps on their devices."
"The majority of U.S. adults lack knowledge regarding how to protect their digital privacy and security, which increases the potential for privacy and security violations."
引用
"This would be very useful if you include your grandparents. They'd probably freak out if they knew all the apps that are sharing their location...they can then rely on us to help them with the permissions... It's not just they are family, they care about us, they love our kids." - P9, Female, 51 years old
"A lot of older people like my parents, or like the old people in general, they do not get much time, they are not very tech-savvy either... If my parents, they're included in our app like that,...it would help them." - P8, Female, 46 years old
"This would be more about educating the mind and creating awareness because they're [cousins] gonna reevaluate your apps. So we might as well all learn from each other." - T14, Female, 16 years old