5 papers
When Privacy Becomes a Weapon: Understanding Doxxing and Privacy Vulnerabilities in Mainland China's Social Media Ecosystem
Xiao Zhan, Shijing He, Chi Zhang +1
Doxxing, the malicious disclosure of personal information, has become a pervasive privacy threat. Yet existing research remains predominantly Western-centric, limiting our understa…
"Create an environment that protects women, rather than selling anxiety!": Participatory Threat Modeling with Chinese Young Women Living Alone
Shijing He, Chenkai Ma, Chi Zhang +3
As more young women in China live alone, they navigate entangled privacy, security, and safety (PSS) risks across smart homes, online platforms, and public infrastructures. Drawing…
Investigating Bystander Privacy in Chinese Smart Home Apps
Shijing He, Xuchen Wang, Yaxiong Lei +3
Bystander privacy in smart homes has been widely studied in Western contexts, yet it remains underexplored in non-Western countries such as China. In this study, we analyze 49 Chin…
Identity Deepfake Threats to Biometric Authentication Systems: Public and Expert Perspectives
Shijing He, Yaxiong Lei, Zihan Zhang +4
Generative AI (Gen-AI) deepfakes pose a rapidly evolving threat to biometric authentication, yet a significant gap exists between expert understanding of these risks and public per…
Privacy Perspectives and Practices of Chinese Smart Home Product Teams
Shijing He, Yaxiong Lei, Xiao Zhan +4
Previous research has explored the privacy needs and concerns of device owners, primary users, and different bystander groups with regard to smart home devices like security camera…