Addressing the Address Books’ (Interdependent) Privacy Issues
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Serval ID
serval:BIB_2EB47972CFE9
Type
Inproceedings: an article in a conference proceedings.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Addressing the Address Books’ (Interdependent) Privacy Issues
Title of the conference
USENIX Security Symposium (USENIX Security)
Publisher
USENIX
Address
Seattle, WA, United States
Publication state
Published
Issued date
08/2025
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Pages
30
Language
english
Abstract
Interdependent privacy (IDP), which refers to situations where individuals affect the privacy of others, is a growing concern and has been studied in various contexts. Digital address books (DABs), where users store personal information about others on online services, are a compelling yet understudied case of IDP. In this paper, we present a multi-faceted analysis of DABs. In particular, we conducted two online survey studies with N = 463 and N = 459 DAB users to understand how they interact with their DABs, perceive and manage associated privacy risks, and support data protection rights. Our studies notably reveal that (i) the privacy leakage due to DABs is substantial, (ii) users are well aware of the privacy (incl. IDP) risks of DAB data but have only moderate privacy concerns and are quite comfortable granting access to this data, and (iii) users are relatively open to respecting the rights of data subjects. We conclude with concrete design recommendations for a privacy-aware DAB ecosystem.
Open Access
Yes
Funding(s)
Hasler Foundation / 2024-09-24-173
Create date
02/06/2025 17:01
Last modification date
03/06/2025 7:08