Security and Privacy

228 What might this number indicate? This is the number of mobile phones stolen in the UK every hour

I’ve found a mobile! What it can tell you about its owner? Contacts, appointments, passwords, security codes, credit card details, photos, s, attachments, task lists, confidential information such as customer details or product details. Which of these is sensitive information that might be of value to someone else.

In this lesson students are learning about: personal information stored on a mobile phone ways in which mobile phones pose a threat to privacy measures that should be taken to protect data stored on mobile phones

At the end of this lesson students will be able to: explain what a mobile phone can tell you about its owner understand privacy issues posed by mobile phones explain how phones can be used to monitor an individual’s movements and identify benefits and drawbacks explain security measures/precautions that mobile phone users should take

How can I protect my data? 20mins Task: in groups you need to investigate ways of protecting data stored on a mobile phone and to draw up a checklist of security measures/precautions users should take. Create some media that gives security advice. Including: password protection, data encryption, keypad locks, time-outs.

Keeping track “Find friends” or Google Lattitude allow you to keep track of friends and family on your mobile phone. How it works – demo! What are your views about this service? How many of you already use it? How many would use it if you could? Who has reservations and why?

GPS Many mobile phones are now GPS-enabled. How GPS technology works. The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a space-based satellite navigation system that provides location and time information in all weather conditions, anywhere on or near the Earth where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more GPS satellites.

GPS in action

Task: Answer the following questions… Work in pairs to find examples of mobile phone apps that use GPS. What are the benefits and drawbacks of GPS apps on phones? To what extent do they encroach on personal privacy?