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Existing constructs for privacy concerns and behaviors do not adequately model deviations between user attitudes and behaviors. Although a number of studies have examined supposed deviations from rationality by online users, true…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2011-03-17 Andrew W. Boyd

The metaverse is a nascent concept that envisions a virtual universe, a collaborative space where individuals can interact, create, and participate in a wide range of activities. Privacy in the metaverse is a critical concern as the concept…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-10-18 Mahdi Alkaeed , Adnan Qayyum , Junaid Qadir

AI chatbots are widely used by children and teens today, but they pose significant risks to youth's privacy and safety due to both increasingly personal conversations and potential exposure to unsafe content. While children under 13 are…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-02-12 Olivia Figueira , Pranathi Chamarthi , Tu Le , Athina Markopoulou

The virtual dimension called `Cyberspace' built on internet technologies has served people's daily lives for decades. Now it offers advanced services and connected experiences with the developing pervasive computing technologies that…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-02-10 Yinhao Jiang , Ba Dung Le , Tanveer Zia , Praveen Gauravaram

Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) has rapidly emerged as a transformative approach for integrating large language models into clinical and biomedical workflows. However, privacy risks, such as protected health information (PHI) exposure,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-11-18 Shaowei Guan , Hin Chi Kwok , Ngai Fong Law , Gregor Stiglic , Harry Qin , Vivian Hui

This paper examines how individuals perceive the credibility of content originating from human authors versus content generated by large language models, like the GPT language model family that powers ChatGPT, in different user interface…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-09-07 Martin Huschens , Martin Briesch , Dominik Sobania , Franz Rothlauf

AI companions are increasingly popular among teenagers, yet current platforms lack safeguards to address developmental risks and harmful normalization. Despite growing concerns, little is known about how parents and developmental psychology…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-10-14 Yaman Yu , Mohi , Aishi Debroy , Xin Cao , Karen Rudolph , Yang Wang

This paper aims to cover and summarize the field of IoT and related privacy concerns through the lens of privacy by design. With the ever-increasing incorporation of technology within our daily lives and an ever-growing active research into…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-10-17 Usama Younus , Rie Kamikubo

Artificially intelligent chatbot, such as ChatGPT, represents a recent and powerful advancement in the AI domain. Users prefer them for obtaining quick and precise answers, avoiding the usual hassle of clicking through multiple links in…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-11-01 Seraj A. M. Mostafa , Md Z. Islam , Mohammad Z. Islam , Fairose Jeehan , Saujanna Jafreen , Raihan U. Islam

To enable personalized and context-aware interactions, conversational AI systems have introduced a new mechanism: Memory. Memory creates what we refer to as the Algorithmic Self-portrait - a new form of personalization derived from users'…

People are increasingly turning to generative AI (e.g., ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot) for emotional support and companionship. While trust is likely to play a central role in enabling these informal and unsupervised interactions, we still lack…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-01-26 Riccardo Volpato , Simone Stumpf , Lisa DeBruine

Collecting data on sensitive topics remains challenging in HCI, as participants often withhold information due to privacy concerns and social desirability bias. While chatbots' perceived anonymity may reduce these barriers, research…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-02-03 Ziwen Li , Ziang Xiao , Tianshi Li

Calls for transparency in AI systems are growing in number and urgency from diverse stakeholders ranging from regulators to researchers to users (with a comparative absence of companies developing AI). Notions of transparency for AI abound,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-02-03 Peter Hall , Olivia Mundahl , Sunoo Park

In recent years, large language models have been responsible for great advances in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). ChatGPT in particular, an AI chatbot developed and recently released by OpenAI, has taken the field to the next…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-04-09 Raphaël Khoury , Anderson R. Avila , Jacob Brunelle , Baba Mamadou Camara

Social media platforms are like giant arenas where users can rely on different content and express their opinions through likes, comments, and shares. However, do users welcome different perspectives or only listen to their preferred…

Physics and Society · Physics 2023-04-24 Niccolò Di Marco , Matteo Cinelli , Shayan Alipour , Walter Quattrociocchi

With generative AI becoming widespread, the existence of AI-based programming assistants for developers is no surprise. Developers increasingly use them for their work, including generating code to fulfil the data protection requirements…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-06-17 Kashumi Madampe , John Grundy , Nalin Arachchilage

This study considers ChatGPT as an information source, investigating the information needs that people come to ChatGPT with and the information practices that ChatGPT supports, through a qualitative content analysis of 205 user vignettes.…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-07-09 Tim Gorichanaz

With the widespread attention and application of artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technologies, privacy protection techniques arising from their integration are of notable significance. In addition to protecting privacy of…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-05-09 Zongwei Li , Dechao Kong , Yuanzheng Niu , Hongli Peng , Xiaoqi Li , Wenkai Li

How are Reddit communities responding to AI-generated content? We explored this question through a large-scale analysis of subreddit community rules and their change over time. We collected the metadata and community rules for over…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-06-02 Travis Lloyd , Jennah Gosciak , Tung Nguyen , Mor Naaman

Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems introduce unprecedented privacy challenges as they process increasingly sensitive data. Traditional privacy frameworks prove inadequate for AI technologies due to unique characteristics such as…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-10-06 Grace Billiris , Asif Gill , Madhushi Bandara