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==Main Results Data Analysis== | ==Main Results Data Analysis== | ||
What we learned from our user research: We got a lot of information about the requirements and the possible use of a chat application. The most important features people wanted to be part of such an application where group chat functionality, image transfer, smileys and an easy to use but appealing interface. It was also interessting for us to find out that the main percentage of the users know about possible security issues of the | What we learned from our user research: We got a lot of information about the requirements and the possible use of a chat application. The most important features people wanted to be part of such an application where group chat functionality, image transfer, smileys and an easy to use but appealing interface. It was also interessting for us to find out that the main percentage of the users know about possible security issues: | ||
* fear of being in a computer surveillance/being watched in general | |||
* fear of theft of an account/a mobile device | |||
* e.g. personal messages were posted on the pinboard because of a Facebook bug | |||
However, they did not try to find an alternative. Related to this we also find out that people using chat software for business had much more concerns about their personal information and especially the topic and content of the talk then the private users. | |||
<p style="color:darkgreen">What were the security issues the people knew about? What was their concept of 'security'?</p> | <p style="color:darkgreen">What were the security issues the people knew about? What was their concept of 'security'?</p> | ||