Online privacy and security

Online social networks support a vibrant ecosystem of third-party apps that get access to the personal information of a large number of users. Despite several recent high-profile incidents, methods to systematically detect data misuse by third-party apps on online social networks are lacking. We propose CanaryTrap to detect misuse of Read more…

An increasing number of children around the world are spending a significant amount of time online today. Unfiltered access to the Internet exposes them to potential harms, which can have detrimental effects in the crucial stages of their life. Parental control tools play a vital role in empowering parents to Read more…

With the advent of child-centric content-sharing platforms, such as YouTube Kids, thousands of children, from all age groups are consuming gigabytes of content on a daily basis. With PBS Kids, Disney Jr. and countless others joining in the fray, this consumption of video data stands to grow further in quantity Read more…

YouTube hosts a wide variety of user-generated videos accessible to a global population of users. The potential of videos to persuade users by engaging them with the experience of the content creator makes them an attractive medium for promoting various kinds of products and services, including apps and websites. The Read more…

We explore privacy perceptions, beliefs, and practices of low-literate, low-income users in Pakistan, a patriarchal and religious context with a literacy rate of approx. 68% and where 59% of mobile users have less than 6 years of formal education. Through a qualitative study with 40 participants (17 male and 23 female), Read more…