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Jayati Dev,

Sanchari Das,

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HoTSoS '18: Proceedings of the 5th Annual Symposium and Bootcamp on Hot Topics in the Science of Security

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https://doi.org/10.1145/3190619.3191682

Published: 10 April 2018 Publication History

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WhatsApp, a leading platform for mobile messaging, with the largest user base being in India, incorporates features like Last Seen, Live Location, and sharing defaults which pose privacy challenges. Our study evaluates the risk perception of WhatsApp users in India, by analyzing their perceptions on several features. We implemented a survey, querying both privacy attitudes and privacy behaviors, with 213 Indian participants. We found the majority of participants reported that they actively use the privacy controls to restrict access to their information. We close by evaluating the fit of privacy settings and suggesting additional recommendations to address the privacy concerns of Indian participants.

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Yasmeen Rashidi, Kami Vaniea, and L Jean Camp. 2016. Understanding Saudis privacy concerns when using WhatsApp. In Proceedings of the Workshop on Usable Security (USEC16).

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Understanding privacy concerns of whatsapp users in India: poster
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Accessibility
    1. Accessibility design and evaluation methods
2. Security and privacy
  1. Human and societal aspects of security and privacy
    1. Privacy protections
    2. Usability in security and privacy

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HoTSoS '18: Proceedings of the 5th Annual Symposium and Bootcamp on Hot Topics in the Science of Security

April 2018

163 pages

ISBN:9781450364553

DOI:10.1145/3190619

General Chairs:
Munindar Singh
North Carolina State University
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Laurie Williams
North Carolina State University
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Rick Kuhn
National Institute of Standards and Technology
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Tao Xie
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Ashraf ATaha Ul Habib Bajwa NKönig CJaved MMustafa MKelley PKapadia A(2023)"Stalking is immoral but not illegal"Proceedings of the Nineteenth USENIX Conference on Usable Privacy and Security10.5555/3632186.3632189(37-56)Online publication date: 7-Aug-2023
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Seberger JPatil S(2022)Beyond the Pandemic and Privacy Concerns: Perceived Benefit and Expected Use of Pandemic-Tracking Apps in IndiaProceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction10.1145/35555966:CSCW2(1-29)Online publication date: 11-Nov-2022
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3555596

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