The Nerd Factor: The Potential of S&P Adepts to Serve as a Social Resource in the User's Quest for More Secure and Privacy-Preserving Behavior

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Authors

  • Nina Gerber
  • Karola Marky

External Research Organisations

  • Technische Universität Darmstadt
  • University of Glasgow
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Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 18th Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security, SOUPS 2022
Pages57-76
Number of pages20
ISBN (electronic)9781939133304
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Event18th Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security, SOUPS 2022 - Boston, United States
Duration: 7 Aug 20229 Aug 2022

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NameProceedings of the 18th Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security, SOUPS 2022

Abstract

There are several ways to inform individuals about secure and privacy-preserving behavior in private social environments. Experts who are versed in security and privacy (S&P), who might be social peers, such as family members or friends, can provide advice or give recommendations. In this paper, we specifically investigate how S&P adepts inform peers in their private social environment about security and privacy. For this, we first conducted thirteen in-depth interviews with S&P adepts, revealing 1) their own S&P behavior and strategies in their personal lives, 2) obstacles in S&P conversations with peers, 3) situations in which S&P adepts intervene in the behavior of others, and 4) the perception of S&P adepts and stereotypes. Based on the interview results, we conducted three co-design workshop sessions with S&P adepts to explore options to better support S&P adepts informing their peers about secure and privacy-preserving behavior.

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The Nerd Factor: The Potential of S&P Adepts to Serve as a Social Resource in the User's Quest for More Secure and Privacy-Preserving Behavior. / Gerber, Nina; Marky, Karola.
Proceedings of the 18th Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security, SOUPS 2022. 2022. p. 57-76 (Proceedings of the 18th Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security, SOUPS 2022).

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Gerber, N & Marky, K 2022, The Nerd Factor: The Potential of S&P Adepts to Serve as a Social Resource in the User's Quest for More Secure and Privacy-Preserving Behavior. in Proceedings of the 18th Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security, SOUPS 2022. Proceedings of the 18th Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security, SOUPS 2022, pp. 57-76, 18th Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security, SOUPS 2022, Boston, United States, 7 Aug 2022. <https://www.usenix.org/conference/soups2022/presentation/gerber>
Gerber, N., & Marky, K. (2022). The Nerd Factor: The Potential of S&P Adepts to Serve as a Social Resource in the User's Quest for More Secure and Privacy-Preserving Behavior. In Proceedings of the 18th Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security, SOUPS 2022 (pp. 57-76). (Proceedings of the 18th Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security, SOUPS 2022). https://www.usenix.org/conference/soups2022/presentation/gerber
Gerber N, Marky K. The Nerd Factor: The Potential of S&P Adepts to Serve as a Social Resource in the User's Quest for More Secure and Privacy-Preserving Behavior. In Proceedings of the 18th Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security, SOUPS 2022. 2022. p. 57-76. (Proceedings of the 18th Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security, SOUPS 2022).
Gerber, Nina ; Marky, Karola. / The Nerd Factor : The Potential of S&P Adepts to Serve as a Social Resource in the User's Quest for More Secure and Privacy-Preserving Behavior. Proceedings of the 18th Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security, SOUPS 2022. 2022. pp. 57-76 (Proceedings of the 18th Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security, SOUPS 2022).
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