serendipity in your hand Jim George Sean Ren Dong Jin Ahn Linda Le Thani Suchoknand
The GOAL Use location information to help people find each other
A lot of solutions already exist. . . Why do we need another one?
The PROBLEM These applications don’t emphasize. . . PRIVACY
OUR MISSION Create an easy to use location service with a focus on privacy Goals • Easy control of personal privacy • Both simple and advanced privacy features • Earn the trust of our users!
DEMo
design evolution
Map prototype revision
Friends & GROUPS prototype revision
VISIBILITY ZONES prototype revision
LESSONS LEARNED • Our Users. . . • need multiple pathways to settings • requested even more privacy features than we planned • aren’t yet sure what location privacy means to them
what’s Next? • Add back end & data model • Design user registration system • Get funding! (anyone interested? ) • . . . and of course more user testing i. Fund announcement
Summary • Small. World aims to provide location sharing with focus on privacy • Use of visibility zones and groups to control privacy • Utilized iterative design and user testing
Acknowledgement. S Professor James Landay Susumu Harada Original Radr Team: Alicia Kellogg Chris Schlechty Danny Swisher