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3. Source: http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2013/06/keep-your-phone-safe/index.htm
4. Year of Publication: 2013
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8. Has the article been peer reviewed? n/a
Introduction Section
9. What is the problem/hypothesis?
Although smartphones provide wonderful advantages and conveniences through services, access to it all requires users to give access to sensitive information to various providers.
10. How does the research fit into the context of its field? Is it for example, attempting to settle a controversy? Show the validity of a new technique? Open up a new field of inquiry? …show more content…
Were the measurements appropriate for the questions the researcher was approaching? n/a 14. Were the measures in this research clearly related to the variables in which the researchers were interested? n/a 15. If human subjects were studied, do they fairly represent the populations under study? n/a Results
16. What were the major results of the experiment?
The article summarized that millions of mobile users need better security protection due to intrusive apps and malicious software.
17. Describe the information presented in any tables and/or figures.
64% of those surveyed do not use a screen lock, while 39 perfect of those surveyed do not use any protective measures at all.
18. Were enough of the data presented so that you feel you can judge for yourself how the experiment turned out?
Yes, the site provided infographics for the results of the survey taken.
19. Did you see patterns or trends in this data that the author did not mention? Were there problems that were not addressed?
No
20. What were the major conclusions?
Mobile data threats are exacerbated by the fact that most users do not take any protective measures to try and protect their data.
21. If discussed, how do the conclusions relate to the work of others?