Improving non-experts' understanding of end-to-end encryption: An exploratory study

W Bai, M Pearson, PG Kelley… - 2020 IEEE european …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
End-to-end encryption (E2EE) can effectively protect the privacy of online communication
and has been adopted by several popular messaging apps. However, prior research …

On the Limited Impact of Visualizing Encryption: Perceptions of {E2E} Messaging Security

C Stransky, D Wermke, J Schrader, N Huaman… - … Symposium on Usable …, 2021 - usenix.org
Communication tools with end-to-end (E2E) encryption help users maintain their privacy.
Although messengers like WhatsApp and Signal bring E2E encryption to a broad audience …

Fortifying the algorithmic management provisions in the proposed Platform Work Directive

M Veale, MS Silberman… - European Labour Law …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The European Commission proposed a Directive on Platform Work at the end of 2021. While
much attention has been placed on its effort to address misclassification of the employed as …

What mid-career professionals think, know, and feel about phishing: Opportunities for university it departments to better empower employees in their anti-phishing …

AC Tally, J Abbott, A Bochner, S Das… - Proceedings of the ACM …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Phishing attacks, in which deceptive messages purporting to be from a legitimate contact are
used to trick recipients and acquire sensitive information for the purposes of committing …

Managing access to confidential documents: A case study of an email security tool

E Al Qahtani, Y Javed, S Tabassum, L Sahoo… - Future Internet, 2023 - mdpi.com
User adoption and usage of end-to-end encryption tools is an ongoing research topic. A
subset of such tools allows users to encrypt confidential emails, as well as manage their …

From secure to military-grade: Exploring the effect of app descriptions on user perceptions of secure messaging

O Akgul, R Abu-Salma, W Bai, EM Redmiles… - Proceedings of the 20th …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Although end-to-end encryption (E2EE) is more widely available than ever before, many
users remain confused about its security properties. As a result, even users with access to …

Padlock, the Universal Security Symbol?-Exploring Symbols and Metaphors for Privacy and Security

S Delgado Rodriguez, A Dao Phuong… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
The use of symbols and metaphors can be a fast and effective way of conveying abstract
concepts. At the same time, misconceived symbols can lead to misunderstandings and …

Understanding user perceptions of security and privacy for group chat: a survey of users in the US and UK

S Oesch, R Abu-Salma, O Diallo, J Krämer… - Proceedings of the 36th …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
Secure messaging tools are an integral part of modern society. While there is a significant
body of secure messaging research generally, there is a lack of information regarding users' …

Evaluating {In-Workflow} messages for improving mental models of {End-to-End} encryption

O Akgul, W Bai, S Das, ML Mazurek - 30th USENIX Security Symposium …, 2021 - usenix.org
As large messaging providers increasingly adopt end-to-end encryption, private
communication is readily available to more users than ever before. However …

Making encryption feel secure: Investigating how descriptions of encryption impact perceived security

V Distler, C Lallemand, V Koenig - 2020 IEEE European …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
When communication about security to end users is ineffective, people frequently
misinterpret the protection offered by a system. The discrepancy between the security users …