Online hate and harassment poses a threat to the digital safety of people globally. In light of
this risk, there is a need to equip as many people as possible with advice to stay safer …

As more users adopt VPNs for a variety of reasons, it is important to develop empirical
knowledge of their needs and mental models of what a VPN offers. Moreover, studying VPN …

Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) authenticate and encrypt network traffic to protect users'
security and privacy, and are used in professional and personal settings to defend against …

Smart home technologies are making their way into families. Parents' and children's shared
use of smart home technologies has received growing attention in CSCW and related …

Users face security folklore in their daily lives in the form of security advice, myths, and word-
of-mouth stories. Using a VPN to access the Tor network, ie, Tor over VPN, is an interesting …

On the modern web, trackers and advertisers frequently construct and monetize users'
detailed behavioral profiles without consent. Despite various studies on web tracking …

Consumers who use Internet-connected products are often exposed to security and privacy
vulnerabilities that they lack time or expertise to evaluate themselves. Can professional …

Security & Privacy (S&P) software is created to have positive impacts on people: to protect
them from surveillance and attacks, enhance their privacy, and keep them safe. Despite …

In an ideal world, automated tools and systems could manage security and privacy
seamlessly and transparently with minimal human input. In the real world, we are nowhere …

People make decisions while being influenced by those around them. Previous studies have
shown that users often adopt security practices on the basis of advice from others and have …