Mancini, Clara; Rogers, Yvonne; Thomas, Keerthi; Joinson, Adam; Price, Blaine; Bandara, Arosha; Jedrzejczyk, Lukasz and Nuseibeh, Bashar
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| URL: | http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1978942.1979296 |
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| DOI (Digital Object Identifier) Link: | http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1145/1978942.1979296 |
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Abstract
A growing body of research has been exploring the use of control mechanisms to address the privacy concerns raised by location-tracking technology. We report on a qualitative study of two family groups who used a custom-built tracking application for an extended period of time. Akin to sociological breaching experiments, the study focuses on the interferences between location tracking and relationship management. We analyze the tensions that can arise between affordances of the technology and uses that the contracts between family members legitimize. We describe how, by fostering misperceptions and ‘nudging’ behaviors, location-tracking technology can generate anxieties and conflicts even in close relationships. We discuss their vulnerability to the overreaching effects of tracking, against which the use of mechanisms such as location-sharing preferences and feedback may not be socially viable.
| Item Type: | Conference Item |
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| Copyright Holders: | 2011 ACM |
| Extra Information: | Pages 2419-2428 |
| Keywords: | location-based technology, location tracking, family contract, family relationships, privacy |
| Academic Unit/Department: | Mathematics, Computing and Technology > Computing Knowledge Media Institute Mathematics, Computing and Technology > Communication and Systems |
| Interdisciplinary Research Centre: | Centre for Research in Computing (CRC) |
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| Item ID: | 27004 |
| Depositing User: | Clara Mancini |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Mar 2011 09:30 |
| Last Modified: | 01 May 2013 20:46 |
| URI: | http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/27004 |
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