Unpacking "privacy" for a networked world
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
The familiar stranger: anxiety, comfort, and play in public places
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Personal and Ubiquitous Computing
Cyborglogging with camera phones: steps toward equiveillance
MULTIMEDIA '06 Proceedings of the 14th annual ACM international conference on Multimedia
Accountabilities of presence: reframing location-based systems
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Night and darkness: interaction after dark
CHI '08 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Beyond the user: use and non-use in HCI
OZCHI '09 Proceedings of the 21st Annual Conference of the Australian Computer-Human Interaction Special Interest Group: Design: Open 24/7
Disposable maps: ad hoc location sharing
OZCHI '09 Proceedings of the 21st Annual Conference of the Australian Computer-Human Interaction Special Interest Group: Design: Open 24/7
Fear and the city: role of mobile services in harnessing safety and security in urban use contexts
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Proceedings of the Sixth Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security
Welcome to the jungle: HCI after dark
CHI '11 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Safe mathare: a mobile system for women's safe commutes in the slums
MobileHCI '12 Proceedings of the 14th international conference on Human-computer interaction with mobile devices and services companion
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At the centre of this research is an ethnographic study that saw the researcher embedded within the fabric of inner city life to better understand what characteristics of user activity and interaction could be enhanced by technology. The initial research indicated that the experience of traversing the city after dark unified an otherwise divergent user group through a shared concern for personal safety. Managing this fear and danger represented an important user need. We found that mobile social networking systems are not only integral for bringing people together, they can help in the process of users safely dispersing as well. We conclude, however, that at a time when the average iPhone staggers under the weight of a plethora of apps that do everything from acting as a carpenter's level to a pregnancy predictor, we consider the potential for the functionality of a personal safety device to be embodied within a stand alone artifact.