Privacy Invasion Experiences and Perceptions: a Comparison Between Germany and the Arab World

Saleh, M., Khamis, M. and Sturm, C. (2018) Privacy Invasion Experiences and Perceptions: a Comparison Between Germany and the Arab World. In: CHI EA '18: 36th Annual ACM Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Montréal, QC, Canada, 21-26 Apr 2018, LBW509. ISBN 9781450356213 (doi: 10.1145/3170427.3188671)

Abstract

Similar to research in behavioral psychology, research in privacy and usable security has focused mainly on Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic (WEIRD) societies. This excludes a large portion of the population affected by privacy implications of technology. In this work, we report on a survey (N=117) in which we studied technology-related privacy concerns of users from different countries, including developing countries such as Egypt, and Saudi Arabia, and developed countries such as Germany. By comparing results from those countries, and relating our findings to previous work, we brought forth multiple novel insights that are specific to privacy of users from under-investigated countries. We discuss the implications of our findings on the design of privacy protection mechanisms.

• Item Type: Conference Proceedings
• Keywords: Arab world, privacy invasion, security, shoulder surfing.
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Khamis, Dr Mohamed
• Authors: Saleh, M., Khamis, M., and Sturm, C.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Computing Science
• Publisher: ACM
• ISBN: 9781450356213
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2018 The Authors
• First Published: First published in CHI EA '18: 36th Annual ACM Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems: LBW509
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy