Tie, mobile phone security solution to be unveiled in Barcelona
Figures suggest that 228 mobile phones are reported stolen in the UK every hour. As handsets become increasingly sophisticated, we’re carrying more personal and business information around with us, much of it unsecured. Experts in cybercrime believe that criminals will seize on this as a new opportunity in much the same way that email and online banking spawned the ‘phishing’ phenomenon.
As part of Design Out Crime; an initiative from the Home Office Design & Technology Alliance Against Crime and the Design Council. Rodd were selected alongside 3 other agencies to Challenge the next generation of phone theft.
Partnering with TTP a technology group with a history of developing technical solutions for the GSM market our solution ‘Tie’ renders stolen handsets unusable and the data inaccessible to a thief.
The Rodd team observed potential users to understand how they valued security, what they understood as a security threat and their own potential risk. Before designing a simple intuitive user interface overlaid to TTP’s technology demonstrator.
“We set about creating mobile security that was clear, concise and visible, engaging when it needed to be and giving a reassuring presence that the system was active. By taking security from the settings menu and bringing it to the front of the interface; we raised the profile allowing the user to make their own decision as to where and when security is relevant to them.” Adam Eager (lead designer on the project)
The working prototype will be on display from the 15th to the 18th of February at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the mobile industry’s annual trade show.
To view the full story follow the link below to the case study section of our website. For full details please contact Peter Phillips, Director at Rodd
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