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. 2017 Mar 10;5(3):e31. doi: 10.2196/mhealth.6845

Table 3.

Perceived importance of privacy and security features. Items are measured on 4-point Likert scale from “not at all” to “very” important.

Feature Mean (SD) Rated “very important”
n (%)
Rated “not at all important”
n (%)
App does not access personal information on phone (eg, contacts, calendar, Facebook) 3.09 (0.97) 51 (44) 8 (6.9)
App can access personal information on phone, but I can decide which 3.07 (0.95) 46 (39.7) 10 (8.6)
App is password protected 2.99 (1.03) 48 (41.4) 12 (10.3)
My data is stored in “the cloud” so I can access from other devices 2.62 (1.05) 30 (25.9) 20 (17.2)
My data is stored on phone and not in “the cloud” 2.38 (1.07) 22 (19.0) 30 (25.9)