Mobility and Safety

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Mobility and Safety
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A Sense of Security

• Mobile provides access to institutions of safety
  police, medical, and caregivers
• By perceived ability to contact, we feel safer
• People with certain impairments are emancipated
  by mobile
• Caregivers can have new freedom, but still be on
  call

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A Trust Worthy Lifeline?

• Mobile as a symbolic icon for connectedness
• Not always dependable battery, reception,
  ability to call.
• Extends the range of activities where something
  could happen

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Reducing Safety

• Mobile usage increases likelihood of car
  accidents
• Split attention causes mistakes in both physical
  and virtual spheres

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Information Insecurity

• Mobiles contain a large amount of personal data
• Data costs tied to phone
• Game
• Mobile Roulette. Each player hands their mobile
  to another player who is allowed the ability to
  read and send any SMS to any one in the owners
  address book