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| Week | Date | ACTION ITEMS |
Tentative Topics | Readings and Videos |
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| Week 1 |
23/7 |
Course
Introduction : Logistics why do we need usable security and privacy Debate -- Do data privacy matter in AI tech? Are the policy makers or developers doing anything about it? |
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| Week 2 |
30/7 |
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| Week 3 |
6/8 |
Introduction to
security, privacy, usability What is security; What is privacy (including differential privacy); What is usability; Why is usability hard? |
Required reading 1. "A Summary of Computer Misuse Techniques," by Peter G. Neumann and Donn B. Parker, from the 12th National Computer Security Conference, 1989 (page 396 of this report) 2. Evaluating the Contextual Integrity of Privacy Regulation: Parents' IoT Toy Privacy Norms Versus COPPA, N. Apthorpe, S. Varghese, N. Feamster, USENIX Security Symposium, 2019 Additional reading 3. Chapters 1 and 2 of Usable Security: History, Themes, and Challenges |
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| Week 4 |
12/8 |
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| Week 5 |
19/8 |
What
started it all: usable encryption
aka the "Johnny" papers Traditional techniques to measure usability of secure/private systems Research questions, surveys, interviews, focus Groups, diary Studies, How to create questions Biases/confounds to avoid while designing studies |
Required reading 1. Why Johnny Can't Encrypt: A Usability Evaluation of PGP 5.0., A. Whitten and J.D. Tygar. Proceedings of USENIX Security 1999. 2. A Summary of Survey Methodology Best Practices for Security and Privacy Researchers, E. Redmilles, Y. Acar, S. Fahl and M. Mazurek, Tech report, UMD 3. The Emperor's New Security Indicators: An evaluation of website authentication and the effect of role playing on usability studies, Schechter et al. , IEEE S&P'07 Additional reading 4. Likert scale examples, Source: Vagias, Wade M. (2006). "Likert-type scale response anchors." Clemson International Institute for Tourism & Research Development, Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management. Clemson University |
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| Week 6 |
26/8 |
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| Week 7 |
2/9 |
Techniques of
analyzing qualitative data Coding techniques inter-coder reliability |
Required reading 1. "So-called privacy breeds evil" Narrative Justifications for Intimate Partner Surveillance in Online Forums, Bellini et al. 2. Digital technologies and intimate partner violence: A qualitative analysis with multiple stakeholders, Freed et al. |
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Week 8 |
9/9 |
Analyzing quantitative data with statistics Introduction to statistics Hypothesis testing Case study: Longitudinal data management in cloud storage |
Required reading 1. Basic Statistical Test Flow Chart 2. Choosing the correct statistical test made easy 3. Forgotten But Not Gone: Identifying the Need for Longitudinal Data Management in Cloud Storage, Khan et al., CHI 2018 4. Rethinking Connection Security Indicators, Felt et al., SOUPS'16 5. De-mystifying statistics (You can skip the data visualization, use R ) Additional reading 6. A Painless guide to Statistics (READ IT CAREFULLY) 7. Current Topics in Media Computing and HCI (Another introduction to hypothesis testing). RWTH Aachen. |
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