Mobile & IoT Privacy Issues

Privacy implications of accelerometer data: An overview of possible inferences

Accelerometers are motion sensors that can be found embedded in many types of mobile devices, including tablet PCs, smartphones, and smartwatches. A study found that accelerometer data can be sufficient to obtain information about a device holder's location, activities, health condition, body features, gender, age, personality traits, and emotional state. Acceleration signals can even be used to uniquely identify a person based on biometric movement patterns and to infer touchscreen input.

Eye-tracking may be the closest thing we have to mind-reading: New study shows that visual behaviour can reveal people's sex, age, ethnicity, personality traits, drug-consumption habits, emotions, fears, skills, interests, sexual preferences, and physical and mental health.

Eye-tracking may be the closest thing we have to mind-reading: New study shows that visual behaviour can reveal people's sex, age, ethnicity, personality traits, drug-consumption habits, emotions, fears, skills, interests, sexual preferences, and physical and mental health.