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A usability evaluation of a home monitoring system

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Rajah James,

Woo Tae Kim,

Aleecia M. McDonald,

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SOUPS '07: Proceedings of the 3rd symposium on Usable privacy and security

Pages 143 - 144

https://doi.org/10.1145/1280680.1280699

Published: 18 July 2007 Publication History

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In this paper, we describe results from a laboratory-based study of user interactions with the Home Heartbeat system, which allows customers to monitor sensor data about their residence. Our study focused on usability, privacy, and security.

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SOUPS '07: Proceedings of the 3rd symposium on Usable privacy and security

July 2007

188 pages

ISBN:9781595938015

DOI:10.1145/1280680

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Carnegie Mellon University

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