goo Research recently carried out asurvey into the interesting topic of smartphone privacy, although japan.internet.com only reported on the security lock results.
Demographics
Between the 5th and 9th of October 2012 1,080 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 52.7% of the sample were male, 15.6% in their teens, 17.8% in their twenties, 21.3% in their thirties, 16.2% in their forties, 16.3% in their fifties, and 12.8% aged sixty or older.
I don’t use any lock on my smartphone, myself. I’d like to see some sort of voice-based password that combined both voice and phrase recognition.
Research results
Q1: Do you use a security lock function on your smartphone? (Sample size=1,080)
Yes (to SQs) 21.4% No 18.5% Don’t have a smartphone 60.1% Q1SQ1: What kind of security lock functions do you use? (Sample size=231, multiple answer)
Votes Percentage Password 180 77.9% PIN code 35 15.2% Biometrics verification app 22 9.5% Other 14 6.1% Furthermore, 81.8% of the sample said they felt their chosen security locks were effective.
Q1SQ2: In the future, what kinds of verification functions would you want to see on smartphones? (Sample size=231, multiple answer)
Votes Percentage Fingerprint verification 172 74.5% Retina verification 49 21.2% Palm verification 46 19.9% Voice verification 33 14.3% Other 9 3.9%
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