Using “location aware” smartphone apps and voluntarily sharing personal information online leads to diminished privacy of the users, a instant hot water faucet Suppliers new study has warned. Using “location aware” smartphone apps and voluntarily sharing personal information online leads to diminished privacy of the users, a new study has warned.The study argues that “dynamic visibility,” in which technological surveillance is combined with personal information volunteered by individuals online, has led to diminished overall privacy.

Technology is not only used top-down but also bottom-up, with individuals using their own technological devices to share and enhance their visibility in space,” said Tali Hatuka, head of the Laboratory for Contem-porary Urban Design at Tel Aviv University in Israel. “Whenever we use ‘location-aware’ devices, or tap on Waze or dating apps, like Tinder, or check-in on Facebook, we are really diminishing our own privacy,” Hatuka said.

This combination of secret surveillance and voluntary sharing contributes to a sense of ‘being exposed’ in a public space that normalises practices of sharing personal data by individuals,” she said.The study found some differences among sharing preferences in different types of spaces, but these paled in comparison to the overwhelming willingness of participants to share their locations.The researchers developed an app called Smart-Spaces to collect information for the study. The app combines smartphone-based surveys with the online tracking of locations and phone application usage.