Assessment for Android apps permissions a proactive approach toward privacy risk

DEVELOPING AND SELECTING SLOPE STABILIZATION TECHNIQUES IN MANAGING SLOPE FAILURES

Jurnal Teknik Sipil ◽

10.24002/jts.v12i4.638 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Ari Sandyavitri

Keyword(s):

Retaining Wall ◽

Value Engineering ◽

Rating Systems ◽

Slope Stabilization ◽

Rockfall Hazard ◽

Proactive Approach ◽

West Sumatra ◽

Hazard Rating ◽

Hazard Rating Systems ◽

Steep Slopes

This paper objectives are to; (i) identification of risky slopes (within 4 Provinces in Sumatra including Provinces of Riau, West Sumatra, Jambi and South Sumatra encompassing 840 kms of the “Jalan Lintas Sumatra” highway) based on Rockfall Hazard Rating Systems (RHRS) method; (ii) developing alternatives to stabilize slope hazards, and (iii) selecting appropriate slopes stabilization techniques based on both proactive approach and value engineering one. Based on the Rockfall Hazard Rating Systems (RHRS) method, it was identified 109 steep slopes prone to failure within this highway section. Approximately, 15 slopes were identified as potential high-risk slopes (RHRS scores were calculated >200 points). Based on the proactive approach, seven riskiest slopes ware identified. The preferred stabilization alternatives to remedy most of these slopes are suggested as follow; either (i) a combination of retaining wall and drainage, or (ii) gabion structure and drainage. However, different approaches may yield different results, there are at least 2 main consideration in prioritizing slope stabilization; (i) based on the riskiest slopes, and(ii) the least expensive stabilization alternatives.

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Proactive Approach towards Protecting Endangered Species: India Policy Discourse

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.3338306 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Trilok Kumar Jain ◽

Nirupa Jain

Keyword(s):

Endangered Species ◽

Policy Discourse ◽

Proactive Approach

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PROACTIVE APPROACH TO AUTOMATION OF THE HOTEL HOUSEKEEPING SERVICE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

CASPIAN JOURNAL Control and High Technologies ◽

10.21672/2074-1707-2017-37-1-071-083 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 37 (1) ◽

pp. 071-083

Author(s):

Alla G. Kravets ◽

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Aleksandr O. Morozov ◽

Inna V. Strukova ◽

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Keyword(s):

Resources Management ◽

Proactive Approach

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Tracking development with Baby CROINC: The interplay of parent experience, usage, and technology approach (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.11857 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Ayelet Ben-Sasson ◽

Eli Ben-Sasson ◽

Kayla Jacobs ◽

Rotem Malinovitch

Keyword(s):

Developmental Screening ◽

Technology Competence ◽

Proactive Approach ◽

Crowd Wisdom ◽

System P ◽

Parent Experience ◽

Wide Range ◽

Actual Use ◽

Perceived Usability ◽

Crowd Intelligence

BACKGROUND To lower barriers to developmental screening, we designed Baby CROINC (CROwd INtelligence Curation), a digital platform to help parents track and assess their children’s development through crowd wisdom. OBJECTIVE To understand users’ experiences using Baby CROINC in relation to users’ technological competence and attitudes, while considering the influence of their children’s presented developmental evaluations and parents’ actual use of the system. METHODS Mothers of 260 children (M age= 17.6 months, SD=13.7) used Baby CROINC for two weeks. They entered developmental milestones on their children’s developmental diary timeline and received statistical developmental percentile reports. Mothers then completed Usability and Technology Profile Questionnaires. RESULTS Mothers’ experiences of the Baby CROINC system usability were associated with their attitudes toward solving technological problems, mediated by frequency of engagement in Internet activities. Mothers with a proactive approach toward solving technology problems, engage in a wide range of Internet activities, and/or view the Internet as integral to their lives had a better experience with Baby CROINC than mothers who did not. The system’s perceived usability was not associated with the crowd-based child developmental percentiles or quantity of mothers’ usage of the system. CONCLUSIONS Parent’s user experiences correlate with their technology competence and problem solving attitude but is not correlated with their child’s developmental status. Developmental screening platforms need to solve the tension between requiring active engagement and encouraging proactive parenting.

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Tracing or Tracking? A Preliminary Analysis of COVID-19 Outbreak Tracker Apps on Android and User Privacy (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.19662 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Alex Akinbi ◽

Ehizojie Ojie

Keyword(s):

Preliminary Analysis ◽

Service Providers ◽

User Participation ◽

Memory Storage ◽

Phone Call ◽

Contact Tracing ◽

Privacy Rights ◽

User Privacy ◽

Android Apps ◽

User Data

BACKGROUND Technology using digital contact tracing apps has the potential to slow the spread of COVID-19 outbreaks by recording proximity events between individuals and alerting people who have been exposed. However, there are concerns about the abuse of user privacy rights as such apps can be repurposed to collect private user data by service providers and governments who like to gather their citizens’ private data. OBJECTIVE The objective of our study was to conduct a preliminary analysis of 34 COVID-19 trackers Android apps used in 29 individual countries to track COVID-19 symptoms, cases, and provide public health information. METHODS We identified each app’s AndroidManifest.xml resource file and examined the dangerous permissions requested by each app. RESULTS The results in this study show 70.5% of the apps request access to user location data, 47% request access to phone activities including the phone number, cellular network information, and the status of any ongoing calls. 44% of the apps request access to read from external memory storage and 2.9% request permission to download files without notification. 17.6% of the apps initiate a phone call without giving the user option to confirm the call. CONCLUSIONS The contributions of this study include a description of these dangerous permissions requested by each app and its effects on user privacy. We discuss principles that must be adopted in the development of future tracking and contact tracing apps to preserve the privacy of users and show transparency which in turn will encourage user participation.

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Environmental key performance indicators: the role of regulations and stakeholder influence

Environment Systems & Decisions ◽

10.1007/s10669-021-09825-z ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Ewelina Zarzycka ◽

Joanna Krasodomska

Keyword(s):

Performance Indicators ◽

Key Performance Indicators ◽

Environmental Indicators ◽

Business Strategies ◽

Proactive Approach ◽

Stakeholder Influence ◽

Corporate Decisions ◽

Study Results ◽

Reporting Decisions

AbstractEnvironmental protection is of vital importance and needs to be considered in the context of business strategies, including companies’ reporting decisions. This paper aims to investigate the importance of stakeholders for environmental key performance indicators (KPIs) and the significance of different types of environmental KPIs to various stakeholders. The study is based on a content analysis of the disclosures provided by large public interest companies operating in Poland. The data were processed to produce descriptive statistics as well as classification and regression trees (C&RTs). According to the study results, the sample companies provide a variety of environmental indicators, with a total of 735 KPIs identified. The research confirms the importance of stakeholders interested in environmental issues for corporate decisions regarding environmental KPI disclosure. The study contributes to the extant literature by providing new insights into the importance of different stakeholder groups for the disclosure of environmental KPIs. It may serve as an incentive for standard setters and practitioners to take a proactive approach in further developing and improving environment-related reporting regulations.

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