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Anchors that Don't Lift: Understanding Supply Chain Driven Kernel Lock-In and Governance-Mediated Mitigation Strategies in SOHO Devices
Ritwik Badola, Rajdeep Ghosh, Ashita Gupta +2
Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) devices are widely popular, yet often attacked due to security vulnerabilities in their firmware, affecting thousands of devices. These security vul…
"I wasn't sure if this is indeed a security risk": Data-driven Understanding of Security Issue Reporting in GitHub Repositories of Open Source npm Packages
Rajdeep Ghosh, Shiladitya De, Mainack Mondal
The npm (Node Package Manager) ecosystem is the most important package manager for JavaScript development with millions of users. Consequently, a plethora of earlier work investiga…
"I just hated it and I want my money back": Data-driven Understanding of Mobile VPN Service Switching Preferences in The Wild
Rohit Raj, Mridul Newar, Mainack Mondal
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are a crucial Privacy-Enhancing Technology (PET) leveraged by millions of users and catered by multiple VPN providers worldwide; thus, understanding…
MASCARA: Systematically Generating Memorable And Secure Passphrases
Avirup Mukherjee, Kousshik Murali, Shivam Kumar Jha +3
Passwords are the most common mechanism for authenticating users online. However, studies have shown that users find it difficult to create and manage secure passwords. To that end…
Understanding and Improving Usability of Data Dashboards for Simplified Privacy Control of Voice Assistant Data (Extended Version)
Vandit Sharma, Mainack Mondal
Today, intelligent voice assistant (VA) software like Amazon's Alexa, Google's Voice Assistant (GVA) and Apple's Siri have millions of users. These VAs often collect and analyze hu…
Empirical Understanding of Deletion Privacy: Experiences, Expectations, and Measures
Mohsen Minaei, Mainack Mondal, Aniket Kate
Social platforms are heavily used by individuals to share their thoughts and personal information. However, due to regret over time about posting inappropriate social content, emba…
Forgetting the Forgotten with Letheia, Concealing Content Deletion from Persistent Observers
Mohsen Minaei, Mainack Mondal, Patrick Loiseau +2
Most social platforms offer mechanisms allowing users to delete their posts, and a significant fraction of users exercise this right to be forgotten. However, ironically, users' at…