A User Study About Security Practices of Less-Literate Smartphone Users

This paper describes the insights gained from user studies conducted with less-literate smartphone users in the context of Usable Smartphone Information Security. For the purpose of this study, we present the analysis and findings from 70 users. 37 users were selected using convenient sampling from a metropolitan city and 33 from a nearby town. We report findings on PINs and Pattern passwords, Phone as an Information Device and as a Commodity, Asset Valuation, Risk Identification, Risk Assessment, Risk Mitigation, Password Management, Privacy, amongst others.