{"id":"https://openalex.org/W2961433312","doi":"https://doi.org/10.13016/fjsr-zduu","title":"USER PERCEPTIONS OF AND ATTITUDES TOWARD ENCRYPTED COMMUNICATION","display_name":"USER PERCEPTIONS OF AND ATTITUDES TOWARD ENCRYPTED COMMUNICATION","publication_year":2019,"publication_date":"2019-01-01","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W2961433312","doi":"https://doi.org/10.13016/fjsr-zduu","mag":"2961433312"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"mag:2961433312","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://drum.lib.umd.edu/handle/1903/22001","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":null,"is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":null},"type":"dissertation","indexed_in":["datacite"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"green","oa_url":"https://doi.org/10.13016/fjsr-zduu","any_repository_has_fulltext":true},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5005275801","display_name":"Wei Bai","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7850-6229"},"institutions":[],"countries":[],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Bai, Wei","raw_affiliation_strings":[],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":0,"institutions_distinct_count":0,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5005275801"],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":null,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":0,"citation_normalized_percentile":null,"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":null,"last_page":null},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10557","display_name":"Social Media and Politics","score":0.382999986410141,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3315","display_name":"Communication"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10557","display_name":"Social Media and Politics","score":0.382999986410141,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3315","display_name":"Communication"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12028","display_name":"Knowledge Management and Sharing","score":0.3686999976634979,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3315","display_name":"Communication"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10355","display_name":"Impact of Technology on Adolescents","score":0.33899998664855957,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3312","display_name":"Sociology and Political Science"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/encryption","display_name":"Encryption","score":0.6999965310096741},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/perception","display_name":"Perception","score":0.629455029964447},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/internet-privacy","display_name":"Internet privacy","score":0.42932868003845215},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/psychology","display_name":"Psychology","score":0.42278367280960083},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/social-psychology","display_name":"Social psychology","score":0.3358720541000366},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.31210625171661377},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-security","display_name":"Computer security","score":0.25034934282302856}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C148730421","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q141090","display_name":"Encryption","level":2,"score":0.6999965310096741},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C26760741","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q160402","display_name":"Perception","level":2,"score":0.629455029964447},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C108827166","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q175975","display_name":"Internet privacy","level":1,"score":0.42932868003845215},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C15744967","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9418","display_name":"Psychology","level":0,"score":0.42278367280960083},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C77805123","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q161272","display_name":"Social psychology","level":1,"score":0.3358720541000366},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.31210625171661377},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C38652104","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3510521","display_name":"Computer security","level":1,"score":0.25034934282302856},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C169760540","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q207011","display_name":"Neuroscience","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":2,"locations":[{"id":"mag:2961433312","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://drum.lib.umd.edu/handle/1903/22001","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":null,"is_accepted":false,"is_published":null,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":null},{"id":"doi:10.13016/fjsr-zduu","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.13016/fjsr-zduu","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306402644","display_name":"Digital Repository at the University of Maryland (University of Maryland College Park)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I66946132","host_organization_name":"University of Maryland, College Park","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I66946132"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":null,"is_accepted":false,"is_published":null,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":"Collection"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"doi:10.13016/fjsr-zduu","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.13016/fjsr-zduu","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306402644","display_name":"Digital Repository at the University of Maryland (University of Maryland College Park)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I66946132","host_organization_name":"University of Maryland, College Park","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I66946132"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":null,"is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":"Collection"},"sustainable_development_goals":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":0,"referenced_works":[],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2834199598","https://openalex.org/W2400710590","https://openalex.org/W2309852245","https://openalex.org/W2912994708","https://openalex.org/W2396986122","https://openalex.org/W3000392145","https://openalex.org/W2312678775","https://openalex.org/W2461768867","https://openalex.org/W2083698038","https://openalex.org/W2795934119","https://openalex.org/W2533775976","https://openalex.org/W2565227721","https://openalex.org/W2784587872","https://openalex.org/W3007880749","https://openalex.org/W117451411","https://openalex.org/W3160349435","https://openalex.org/W2080126736","https://openalex.org/W2337612212","https://openalex.org/W2287241102","https://openalex.org/W2058296417"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"As":[0],"people":[1],"rely":[2],"more":[3,196,282,302],"heavily":[4],"on":[5,29,369],"online":[6,62],"communication,":[7],"privacy":[8,273,280],"becomes":[9],"an":[10],"increasingly":[11],"critical":[12],"concern.":[13],"Users":[14],"of":[15,24,128,135,203,234,333,366,379,406],"communication":[16,114,131],"services":[17],"(e.g.,":[18],"email":[19],"and":[20,41,70,89,109,116,158,176,228,274,383,396,404,412,416],"messaging)":[21],"risk":[22],"breaches":[23],"confidentiality":[25],"due":[26],"to":[27,58,82,208,244,322,341,354,429],"attacks":[28],"the":[30,51,55,126,139,153,156,173,191,201,204,217,226,286,330,338,385],"service":[31],"from":[32,64,107,132],"outsiders":[33],"or":[34,37],"rogue":[35,67],"employees,":[36,69],"even":[38,419],"government":[39,71],"subpoenas":[40],"network":[42],"surveillance.":[43,72],"End-to-end":[44],"encryption,":[45,98],"in":[46,74,165,329],"which":[47,103,390],"anyone":[48],"cannot":[49],"read":[50],"user's":[52],"content,":[53],"is":[54],"only":[56],"way":[57],"fully":[59],"protect":[60],"their":[61,118,377],"communications":[63],"malicious":[65],"attackers,":[66],"company":[68],"Although":[73],"recent":[75],"years":[76],"we":[77,124,142,220,249,336],"have":[78,95],"witnessed":[79],"considerable":[80],"efforts":[81],"push":[83],"end-to-end":[84,97,112,129,166,237,318,352,380,407,435],"encryption":[85,319,353,381],"into":[86,427],"broader":[87],"adoption,":[88],"indeed":[90],"several":[91,367],"popular":[92],"messaging":[93],"tools":[94,115],"adopted":[96],"some":[99,410],"obstacles":[100],"still":[101,414],"remain":[102],"hinder":[104],"general":[105,150,223],"users":[106,151,224,266],"proactively":[108],"confidently":[110],"adopting":[111],"encrypted":[113,130,238],"acknowledge":[117],"security":[119,159,202,229],"benefits.":[120],"In":[121,138,216,357],"this":[122,334,343],"dissertation,":[123,335],"investigated":[125],"adoption":[127],"a":[133,144,254,257,358,370],"variety":[134],"user-centered":[136],"perspectives.":[137],"first":[140,339],"part,":[141,219],"conducted":[143],"lab":[145,359],"study":[146],"(n=52),":[147],"evaluating":[148],"how":[149,222,428],"understand":[152],"balance":[154],"between":[155],"usability":[157,227],"for":[160,212,231,256,271,434],"different":[161,182,232],"key":[162,246],"management":[163],"models":[164,174,316],"encryption.":[167,436],"We":[168,263],"found":[169,200,264,393],"that":[170,190,265,312],"participants":[171,188,361,399,418],"understood":[172],"well":[175,388],"made":[177],"coherent":[178],"assessments":[179],"about":[180,317,351,376],"when":[181,325],"tradeoffs":[183,230,243],"might":[184],"be":[185,209],"appropriate.":[186],"Our":[187],"recognized":[189],"less-convenient":[192],"exchange":[193],"model":[194,207],"was":[195,281,289,293,301],"secure":[197],"overall,":[198,284],"but":[199],"key-directory":[205],"based":[206],"\"good":[210],"enough\"":[211],"many":[213,402],"everyday":[214],"purposes.":[215],"second":[218],"explored":[221],"value":[225],"approaches":[233],"searching":[235],"over":[236],"messages.":[239],"After":[240],"systematizing":[241],"these":[242,251,327],"identify":[245],"feature":[247],"differences,":[248],"used":[250],"differences":[252],"as":[253,387,389],"basis":[255],"choice-based":[258],"conjoint":[259],"analysis":[260],"experiment":[261],"(n=160).":[262],"indicated":[267,311],"high":[268],"relative":[269],"importance":[270],"increasing":[272],"minimizing":[275],"local":[276,298],"storage":[277,299],"requirements.":[278],"While":[279],"important":[283,303],"after":[285,384],"initial":[287],"improvement":[288,292],"made,":[290],"further":[291],"considered":[294],"less":[295],"valuable.":[296],"Also,":[297],"requirement":[300],"than":[304],"adding":[305],"marginal":[306],"privacy.":[307],"Since":[308],"significant":[309],"research":[310],"non-expert":[313,355],"users'":[314],"mental":[315],"led":[320],"them":[321],"make":[323],"mistakes":[324],"using":[326],"tools,":[328],"third":[331],"part":[332],"took":[337],"step":[340],"tackle":[342],"problem":[344],"by":[345],"providing":[346],"high-level,":[347],"roughly":[348],"correct":[349],"information":[350,391],"users.":[356],"study,":[360],"(n=25)":[362],"were":[363,374],"shown":[364],"one":[365],"variations":[368],"short":[371],"tutorial.":[372],"Participants":[373],"asked":[375],"understanding":[378],"before":[382],"tutorial,":[386],"they":[392],"most":[394],"useful":[395],"surprising.":[397],"Overall,":[398],"effectively":[400],"learned":[401],"benefits":[403],"limitations":[405],"encryption;":[408],"however,":[409],"concerns":[411],"misconceptions":[413],"remained,":[415],"our":[417],"developed":[420],"new":[421,431],"ones.":[422],"The":[423],"results":[424],"provided":[425],"insight":[426],"structure":[430],"educational":[432],"materials":[433]},"counts_by_year":[],"updated_date":"2026-07-01T06:00:48.157686","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}