Recent advances in hardware and telecommunications have enabled the development of
low cost mobile devices equipped with a variety of sensors. As a result, new functionalities …

Purpose Online dating services have been growing rapidly in recent years. However,
adopting these services may involve high risk and trust issues among potential users toward …

Modern mobile devices place a wide variety of sensors and services within the personal
space of their users. As a result, these devices are capable of transparently monitoring many …

Online dating has transformed the way people meet and start relationships. However, online
dating platforms typically have many lurkers without active participation. Using a self …

Trilateration is one of the well-known threat models to the user's location privacy in location-
based apps; especially those contain highly sensitive information such as dating apps. The …

The wide adoption of smart phones has enabled Online Social Networks (OSNs) to exploit
the location awareness capabilities offering users better interaction and context aware …

Location-based dating (LBD) apps enable users to meet new people nearby and online by
browsing others' profiles, which often contain very personal and sensitive data. We …

E-scooter rental services have significantly expanded the micromobility paradigm of short-
distance urban and suburban transportation since their inception in 2017. Service providers …

As the number of smartphone users has increased, so has the popularity of dating apps
such as Tinder, Hinge, Grindr and Bumbler. At the same time, however, many users have …

This thesis investigates women's experiences of intimate intrusions on the dating app
Tinder. Findings from this research help to: identify the commonness of women's …