Apr 26, 2014 | Research library
This study explores the design of two modifications to the Facebook web interface aimed at nudging users to consider their online disclosures more carefully. The modifications, reminders about the audience of posts and a time delay before publishing, were evaluated in...
Apr 26, 2014 | Research library
With so much of our lives digital, online, and not entirely under our control, we risk losing access to our communications, reputation, and data. Recent years have brought a rash of high-profile account compromises, but account hijacking is not limited to high-profile...
Apr 26, 2014 | Research library
This paper discusses the importance of installing security-relevant software updates as a key computer protection mechanism. Interviews with non-expert Windows users revealed that negative experiences with past updates often lead users to decide against installing...
Apr 25, 2014 | Research library
This review critiques four influential theories of decision-making from economics, psychology, and biology: expected utility theory; prospect theory; risk-sensitivity theory; and heuristic approaches. After doing so, it offers suggestions for integrating theories from...
Apr 17, 2014 | Research library
The purpose of this paper is to define two types of privacy, which are distinct but often reduced to each other. It also investigates which form of privacy is most prominent in privacy settings of online social networks (OSN). Privacy between users is different from...
Apr 17, 2014 | Research library
Users’ privacy is increasingly being jeopardized by images uploaded using smartphones. These images have detailed metadata that can be used maliciously. We designed an online interactive comic to study whether this kind of teaching media can effectively communicate to...
