Mobile Interfaces in Public Spaces: Locational Privacy, Control, and Urban Sociability

by Jordan Frith and Adriana de Souza e Silva

Book Overview

Mobile phones are no longer what they used to be. Not only can users connect to the Internet anywhere and anytime, they can also use their devices to map their precise geographic coordinates - and access location-specific information like restaurant reviews, historical information, and locations of other people nearby. The proliferation of location-aware mobile technologies calls for a new understanding of how we define public spaces, how we deal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041550600X
• ISBN13: 9780415506007
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.2"