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CO-oPS: A Mobile App for Community Oversight of Privacy and Security
Mamtaj Akter, Leena Alghamdi, Dylan Gillespie +4
Smartphone users install numerous mobile apps that require access to different information from their devices. Much of this information is very sensitive, and users often struggle…
Evaluating the Impact of Community Oversight for Managing Mobile Privacy and Security
Mamtaj Akter, Madiha Tabassum, Nazmus Sakib Miazi +4
Mobile privacy and security can be a collaborative process where individuals seek advice and help from their trusted communities. To support such collective privacy and security ma…
It Takes a Village: A Case for Including Extended Family Members in the Joint Oversight of Family-based Privacy and Security for Mobile Smartphones
Mamtaj Akter, Leena Alghamdi, Jess Kropczynski +2
We conducted a user study with 19 parent-teen dyads to understand the perceived benefits and drawbacks of using a mobile app that allows them to co-manage mobile privacy, safety, a…
Co-designing Community-based Sharing of Smarthome Devices for the Purpose of Co-monitoring In-home Emergencies
Leena Alghamdi, Mamtaj Akter, Jess Kropczynski +2
We conducted 26 co-design interviews with 50 smarthome device owners to understand the perceived benefits, drawbacks, and design considerations for developing a smarthome system th…
A User Study to Evaluate a Web-based Prototype for Smart Home Internet of Things Device Management
Leena Alghamdi, Ashwaq Alsoubai, Mamtaj Akter +2
With the growing advances in the Internet of Things (IoT) technology, IoT device management platforms are becoming increasingly important. We conducted a web-based survey and usabi…
From Parental Control to Joint Family Oversight: Can Parents and Teens Manage Mobile Online Safety and Privacy as Equals?
Mamtaj Akter, Amy Godfrey, Jess Kropczynski +2
Our research aims to highlight and alleviate the complex tensions around online safety, privacy, and smartphone usage in families so that parents and teens can work together to bet…
A Framework of High-Stakes Algorithmic Decision-Making for the Public Sector Developed through a Case Study of Child-Welfare
Devansh Saxena, Karla Badillo-Urquiola, Pamela Wisniewski +1
Algorithms have permeated throughout civil government and society, where they are being used to make high-stakes decisions about human lives. In this paper, we first develop a cohe…
A Human-Centered Review of the Algorithms used within the U.S. Child Welfare System
Devansh Saxena, Karla Badillo-Urquiola, Pamela J. Wisniewski +1
The U.S. Child Welfare System (CWS) is charged with improving outcomes for foster youth; yet, they are overburdened and underfunded. To overcome this limitation, several states hav…