This study identifies and explores key determinants of the behavior intention of mobile commerce service users in Hong Kong. Findings from 390 respondents to a questionnaire survey indicated that the four key factors influencing users' intention to use a mobile commerce service are: the attitude of users toward the mobile commerce service, the users' perceived subjective norm, or the intensity of social and peer group pressure to use a mobile commerce service; the perceived ease of use of the mobile commerce service, and the localization of the mobile commerce service. This study contributes to the body of knowledge in the fields of service marketing, technology adoption, and customer relationship management.
The benefit of using WiFi for Internet connection is obvious: cost-effective and powerful. WiFi gives us the flexibility and convenience of not being tied to a fixed location. Nowadays, more and more electronic devices and gadgets, such as mobile phones, cameras, gaming devices, TV and entertainment equipment, are WiFi enabled. WiFi also enables your devices to share files instantly. WiFi broadcasting devices, such as Chromecast, give you extra convenience by allowing you to stream video and audio contents from your mobile phone to your TV using WiFi connection. However, this kind of flexibility and convenience comes with a cost. Sharing files, streaming contents or even accessing the Internet via WiFi means signals are being transmitted and they can be captured by anyone with a computer or mobile phone installed with appropriate software. Therefore, it is important to let WiFi users know their security risks and how to minimize them. Educating WiFi users to reduce the WiFi security risk is one of our on-going missions. Basing on empirically collected data, this paper is report of a comprehensive study on the use of WiFi and WiFi networking and the knowledge of WiFi users of the risks and security issues involved in using WiFi in Hong Kong. Findings of the study highlight the WiFi security knowledge gaps of the users in Hong Kong so that stakeholders can take action to improve Internet security by eliminating the security gaps identified.
<p>WiFi is the fastest and most cost-effective way of wireless Internet connectivity. Nowadays, almost all of the mobile phones and an increasing number of home entertainment systems are WiFi-enabled. Being the key enabler of the “Internet of Everything”, WiFi brings including people, processes, data and devices, together and turns data into valuable information that makes life better and business thrive. With all mobile devices, wearable gadgets, home entertainment systems and home automation systems connected together and linked to the Internet, devices can now interact with one another and data be shared among the devices. However, transmitting information across the WiFi network means leaving your computer or devices vulnerable to attack, giving unscrupulous people the opportunity to intercept traffic, selectively eavesdrop on critical communications or even the administrative access and thus the ability to harvest all the information they want. All these threats highlight the growing importance of keeping your WiFi secure from unauthorized access and malicious attacks.</p><p>Basing on empirically collected quantitative data, this paper presents a comprehensive study on Hong Kong people’s knowledge about WiFi security and their use of WiFi in connecting the Internet. Findings of the study shed light on the knowledge gaps of Hong Kong WiFi users in using and setting up WiFi connections so that service providers, policy makers and stakeholders can devise appropriate security measures to improve the security of WiFi connection. The study also canvasses and analyses the views of the users on the connectivity and quality of free and commercial WiFi service in Hong Kong. The findings can help government and private WiFi operators to further improve the service provided. </p>
WiFi connection is a necessity today for all of us. WiFi allows us to access the Internet from any enabled spot without the need to plug in. However, a well protected WiFi network requires certain security knowledge of WiFi users and other stakeholders. This paper investigates WiFi usage, WiFi security and the knowledge of it in Hong Kong. This study is exploratory in nature and the insights gained is expected to help both government and commercial WiFi network providers to identify gaps in the current service and shed light on future directions and areas of improvement. This study found that many home users of WiFi in Hong Kong are oblivious of the importance of WiFi security and there is a significant gender difference in WiFi security perceptions and knowledge among WiFi users in Hong Kong. It is suggested that steps must be taken to raise the awareness of the users of the importance of WiFi security and targeted measures must be taken to help users, especially female users to use WiFi safely.
The ability to provide uninterruptable access to automated informational resources will be profoundly different in the Fifth Generation. The types of changes that we can expect are already being reflected in the emerging building blocks for the Fifth Generation.As our dependency on the computerized environment, as well as our need for easy access to informational resources increases, there is a corresponding increase in tools and mechanisms designed to allow us to quickly and easily recover from many types of natural and man-made disasters.
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