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| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | CHI '23 |
| Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
| Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
| ISBN (electronic) | 9781450394215 |
| Publication status | Published - 19 Apr 2023 |
| Event | 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2023 - Hamburg, Germany Duration: 23 Apr 2023 → 28 Apr 2023 |
Publication series
| Name | Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings |
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Abstract
Misconceptions about digital security and privacy topics in the general public frequently lead to insecure behavior. However, little is known about the prevalence and extent of such misconceptions in a global context. In this work, we present the results of the first large-scale survey of a global population on misconceptions: We conducted an online survey with n = 12, 351 participants in 12 countries on four continents. By investigating influencing factors of misconceptions around eight common security and privacy topics (including E2EE, Wi-Fi, VPN, and malware), we find the country of residence to be the strongest estimate for holding misconceptions. We also identify differences between non-Western and Western countries, demonstrating the need for region-specific research on user security knowledge, perceptions, and behavior. While we did not observe many outright misconceptions, we did identify a lack of understanding and uncertainty about several fundamental privacy and security topics.
Keywords
- Co-variance Analysis, Human-Centered Security, Online Survey, Security Misconceptions
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Science(all)
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Computer Science(all)
- Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
- Computer Science(all)
- Software
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CHI '23: Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2023. 582 (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings).
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T1 - A World Full of Privacy and Security (Mis)conceptions?
T2 - 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2023
AU - Herbert, Franziska
AU - Becker, Steffen
AU - Schaewitz, Leonie
AU - Hielscher, Jonas
AU - Kowalewski, Marvin
AU - Sasse, Angela
AU - Acar, Yasemin
AU - Dürmuth, Markus
N1 - Funding Information: We want to thank all participants of our study. We would like to thank Annalina Buckmann, Carina Wiesen, Jennifer Friedauer, Ma-ximilian Golla, Oliver Reithmaier, and so many more for their help with this paper. The research was primarily funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) under Germany’s Excellence Strategy – EXC 2092 CASA – 390781972 and also (partly) by the PhD School “SecHuman – Security for Humans in Cyberspace” by the federal state of NRW, Germany.
PY - 2023/4/19
Y1 - 2023/4/19
N2 - Misconceptions about digital security and privacy topics in the general public frequently lead to insecure behavior. However, little is known about the prevalence and extent of such misconceptions in a global context. In this work, we present the results of the first large-scale survey of a global population on misconceptions: We conducted an online survey with n = 12, 351 participants in 12 countries on four continents. By investigating influencing factors of misconceptions around eight common security and privacy topics (including E2EE, Wi-Fi, VPN, and malware), we find the country of residence to be the strongest estimate for holding misconceptions. We also identify differences between non-Western and Western countries, demonstrating the need for region-specific research on user security knowledge, perceptions, and behavior. While we did not observe many outright misconceptions, we did identify a lack of understanding and uncertainty about several fundamental privacy and security topics.
AB - Misconceptions about digital security and privacy topics in the general public frequently lead to insecure behavior. However, little is known about the prevalence and extent of such misconceptions in a global context. In this work, we present the results of the first large-scale survey of a global population on misconceptions: We conducted an online survey with n = 12, 351 participants in 12 countries on four continents. By investigating influencing factors of misconceptions around eight common security and privacy topics (including E2EE, Wi-Fi, VPN, and malware), we find the country of residence to be the strongest estimate for holding misconceptions. We also identify differences between non-Western and Western countries, demonstrating the need for region-specific research on user security knowledge, perceptions, and behavior. While we did not observe many outright misconceptions, we did identify a lack of understanding and uncertainty about several fundamental privacy and security topics.
KW - Co-variance Analysis
KW - Human-Centered Security
KW - Online Survey
KW - Security Misconceptions
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U2 - 10.48550/arXiv.2212.10382
DO - 10.48550/arXiv.2212.10382
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85160003948
T3 - Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings
BT - CHI '23
PB - Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Y2 - 23 April 2023 through 28 April 2023
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