Project outline
A research team from the Department will investigate how information generated by customers of mobile services is being used and whether customers' behaviour is affected by concerns about privacy. The use of NFC in public transport ticketing schemes, such as the Oyster card in London and the Octopus card in Hong Kong, and applications in retailing will provide case studies for the research. The team will also look at the regulations and policies governing Near Field Communications (NFC) in Europe and Asia and consider the incentives and barriers to the commercial development of NFC. Project launch press release|.
Public event
New mobile technologies - Privacy and policy, threats and opportunities
Monday 17 October - 6.30pm
New research on Oyster Cards and other applications of near field communication technologies shows how the economics and acceptability of mobile transaction systems impact business and governance practices. Speakers will outline some of the concerns which it raises. More details|. Audio recording of the event|.
Final report
A white paper of the LSE/Nokia research collaboration by Jonathan Liebenau, Silvia Elaluf-Calderwood, Patrik Karrberg and Gus Hosein (October 2011)
Project staff
The following is a list of staff working on this project:
Ms Louise Newton-Clare
Project Manager
Email: l.newton-clare@lse.ac.uk|