Passwords far outweigh PINs for locking smartphones

By Ken Y-N ( October 25, 2012 at 01:07) ? Filed under Mobile, Polls, Security

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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