User Perception and Actions Through Risk Analysis Concerning Cookies
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2211.07366v1
- Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2022 14:02:50 GMT
- Title: User Perception and Actions Through Risk Analysis Concerning Cookies
- Authors: Matthew Wheeler, Suleiman Saka and Sanchari Das
- Abstract summary: We conducted a user study through a control versus experimental group survey.
Our goal was to gauge how user knowledge reflected their security and privacy preferences on the internet.
We analyzed user awareness of cookies, their privacy implications, and how risk communication can impact user behavior.
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- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Abstract: A website browser cookie is a small file created by a web server upon
visitation, which is placed in the user's browser directory to enhance the
user's experience. However, first and third-party cookies have become a
significant threat to users' privacy due to their data collection methods. To
understand the users' perception of the risk of cookies and targeted
advertisements, we conducted a user study through a control versus experimental
group survey. Our goal was to gauge how user knowledge reflected their security
and privacy preferences on the internet; thus, for the experimental group, we
created a learning website and information videos through participatory design
in a workshop with 15 participants. After that, by evaluating the responses of
68 participants through the survey, we analyzed user awareness of cookies,
their privacy implications, and how risk communication can impact user
behavior.
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