Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN › Conference paper › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN › Conference paper › peer-review
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T1 - The Auditability of Public Space - Approaching Security through Social Visibility
AU - Dix, Alan
AU - Cheverst, Keith
AU - Fitton, Dan
AU - Friday, Adrian
AU - EPSRC (Funder)
PY - 2004/5
Y1 - 2004/5
N2 - Abstract: This paper discusses how the public setting of a situated display acts as a resource for security. The very publicness creates a social auditability that prevents certain kinds of abuse. This is illustrated through our experience with Hermes - a situated door display that allows electronic notes to be left. Potential 'security' threats have not materialised due, we believe, to the physical setting of the devices. There are an increasing number of situated displays "in the wild" and these need both control but also freedom of access. The use of space may be powerful means to enable this in suitable circumstances.
AB - Abstract: This paper discusses how the public setting of a situated display acts as a resource for security. The very publicness creates a social auditability that prevents certain kinds of abuse. This is illustrated through our experience with Hermes - a situated door display that allows electronic notes to be left. Potential 'security' threats have not materialised due, we believe, to the physical setting of the devices. There are an increasing number of situated displays "in the wild" and these need both control but also freedom of access. The use of space may be powerful means to enable this in suitable circumstances.
KW - Situated displays
KW - social space
KW - privacy
KW - authentication cs_eprint_id
KW - 920 cs_uid
KW - 1
M3 - Conference paper
T2 - 2nd UK-UbiNet Workshop
Y2 - 5 May 2004 through 7 May 2004
ER -