Comments on: Would You Let Somebody Monitor Your BlackBerry Usage? http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/08/would-you-let-somebody-monitor-your-blackberry-usage/ BlackBerry News and Reviews You Can Use Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:51:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Earl http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/08/would-you-let-somebody-monitor-your-blackberry-usage/#comment-30471 Earl Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:21:39 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/08/would-you-let-somebody-monitor-your-blackberry-usage/#comment-30471 Thanks techsavy, Of course, you'll be able to view your own usage pattern within the application itself. You can also join the mailing list on my website for updates. Sharing aggregate datasets is a pretty common practice in academia, which I plan to continue. Earl Thanks techsavy,
Of course, you’ll be able to view your own usage pattern within the application itself. You can also join the mailing list on my website for updates. Sharing aggregate datasets is a pretty common practice in academia, which I plan to continue.

Earl

]]> By: techsavy http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/08/would-you-let-somebody-monitor-your-blackberry-usage/#comment-30470 techsavy Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:16:03 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/08/would-you-let-somebody-monitor-your-blackberry-usage/#comment-30470 There isn't anything suspicious in the source code. If source code is provided, I don't see why people should have a problem with supporting this kind of research. For those who are hyper-paranoid, they can generate the binary themselves. I have installed the logger myself and am interested in seeing my usage pattern over a period of time. There isn’t anything suspicious in the source code. If source code is provided, I don’t see why people should have a problem with supporting this kind of research. For those who are hyper-paranoid, they can generate the binary themselves.
I have installed the logger myself and am interested in seeing my usage pattern over a period of time.

]]> By: Earl http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/08/would-you-let-somebody-monitor-your-blackberry-usage/#comment-30469 Earl Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:33:57 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/08/would-you-let-somebody-monitor-your-blackberry-usage/#comment-30469 Thanks for the positive feedback. Surprisingly, asking the BlackBerry community for help has turned out well. I've got a lot of downloads of my logger despite the concerns raised by this article and by some forum readers. Cheers, Earl Thanks for the positive feedback. Surprisingly, asking the BlackBerry community for help has turned out well. I’ve got a lot of downloads of my logger despite the concerns raised by this article and by some forum readers.

Cheers,
Earl

]]> By: Ko http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/08/would-you-let-somebody-monitor-your-blackberry-usage/#comment-30467 Ko Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:02:57 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/08/would-you-let-somebody-monitor-your-blackberry-usage/#comment-30467 I support this, I think it could produce some very interesting results. I am actually looking forward to results of this research. As long as the participants are aware I think this has potential for some interesting findings. I support this, I think it could produce some very interesting results. I am actually looking forward to results of this research. As long as the participants are aware I think this has potential for some interesting findings.

]]> By: Narseo http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/08/would-you-let-somebody-monitor-your-blackberry-usage/#comment-30382 Narseo Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:15:35 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/08/would-you-let-somebody-monitor-your-blackberry-usage/#comment-30382 I am also a researcher and sometimes it is necessary to run that kind of experiments to get some interesting data. We usually ask for volunteers to participate and the data is anonymised in order to be studied so I don't see any problem on that. I am also a researcher and sometimes it is necessary to run that kind of experiments to get some interesting data. We usually ask for volunteers to participate and the data is anonymised in order to be studied so I don’t see any problem on that.

]]> By: Ronen Halevy http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/08/would-you-let-somebody-monitor-your-blackberry-usage/#comment-30363 Ronen Halevy Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:04:59 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/08/would-you-let-somebody-monitor-your-blackberry-usage/#comment-30363 Earl, That was a great idea to provide the source code. You might also be well served if you nicely ask one of the trusted BlackBerry developers to look over the code and certify that there is nothing malicious going on. Then host it in a place where the files will not be changed until they are reviewed again. I am a bit paranoid about security but then I would consider installing it. All the best, Ronen Earl,
That was a great idea to provide the source code. You might also be well served if you nicely ask one of the trusted BlackBerry developers to look over the code and certify that there is nothing malicious going on. Then host it in a place where the files will not be changed until they are reviewed again. I am a bit paranoid about security but then I would consider installing it.
All the best,
Ronen

]]> By: Mike Jones http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/08/would-you-let-somebody-monitor-your-blackberry-usage/#comment-30361 Mike Jones Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:56:08 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/08/would-you-let-somebody-monitor-your-blackberry-usage/#comment-30361 This is actually very interesting. People spend too much of their lives thumbing away on their crackberries. The source code appears to be completely benign. I would support this research! This is actually very interesting. People spend too much of their lives thumbing away on their crackberries.

The source code appears to be completely benign. I would support this research!

]]> By: Earl Oliver http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/08/would-you-let-somebody-monitor-your-blackberry-usage/#comment-30346 Earl Oliver Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:49:21 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/08/would-you-let-somebody-monitor-your-blackberry-usage/#comment-30346 Hello, As the researcher in question, I can appreciate the concerns raised by Ronen. Gaining the trust of participants is always a difficult problem when conducting any time of real-world usability study. All that my logger collects is the time that the device\'s screen turns on/off, and when the device is plugged in for charging. I do not record personal information about the user or have any record of who participated in the study. Several participants have asked for the source code. It is available here: blizzard.cs.uwaterloo.ca/eaoliver/BacklightLogger.java I appreciate any support that I can get for this research, and will of course share the results on my website and through publications on this work. Earl Oliver Hello,
As the researcher in question, I can appreciate the concerns raised by Ronen. Gaining the trust of participants is always a difficult problem when conducting any time of real-world usability study.

All that my logger collects is the time that the device\’s screen turns on/off, and when the device is plugged in for charging. I do not record personal information about the user or have any record of who participated in the study.

Several participants have asked for the source code. It is available here:

blizzard.cs.uwaterloo.ca/eaoliver/BacklightLogger.java

I appreciate any support that I can get for this research, and will of course share the results on my website and through publications on this work.

Earl Oliver

]]> By: Ronen Halevy http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/08/would-you-let-somebody-monitor-your-blackberry-usage/#comment-30276 Ronen Halevy Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:58:48 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/08/would-you-let-somebody-monitor-your-blackberry-usage/#comment-30276 I totally agree about supporting some interesting research but I even use a firewall on my PC and Mac to make sure no applications are phoning home without my consent I totally agree about supporting some interesting research but I even use a firewall on my PC and Mac to make sure no applications are phoning home without my consent

]]> By: Nikolaus Walch http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/08/would-you-let-somebody-monitor-your-blackberry-usage/#comment-30272 Nikolaus Walch Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:48:52 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/08/would-you-let-somebody-monitor-your-blackberry-usage/#comment-30272 As a Waterloo grad I want to help support this guy in his research, but I just can't bring myself to disagree with Ronen's concerns. Sorry fellow Waterloo Warrior... As a Waterloo grad I want to help support this guy in his research, but I just can’t bring myself to disagree with Ronen’s concerns. Sorry fellow Waterloo Warrior…

]]> By: Luciano http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/08/would-you-let-somebody-monitor-your-blackberry-usage/#comment-30267 Luciano Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:22:41 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/08/would-you-let-somebody-monitor-your-blackberry-usage/#comment-30267 That is a very serious concern. Because RIM themselves don't monitor any of that. Right? RIGHT? That is a very serious concern. Because RIM themselves don’t monitor any of that. Right? RIGHT?

]]> By: toasted http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/08/would-you-let-somebody-monitor-your-blackberry-usage/#comment-30261 toasted Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:28:15 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/08/would-you-let-somebody-monitor-your-blackberry-usage/#comment-30261 lulz lulz

]]> By: dimachka http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/08/would-you-let-somebody-monitor-your-blackberry-usage/#comment-30251 dimachka Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:33:56 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/08/would-you-let-somebody-monitor-your-blackberry-usage/#comment-30251 hmm, i have no problem with this at all and will do my part to support this student's research. hmm, i have no problem with this at all and will do my part to support this student’s research.

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