Title page for E-project-042108-115933

Project Type IQP

Submission date 2008-04-21

Authors
Elijah D Forbes-Summers, flveggie@WPI.EDU, CS
Steven P Rose, PH

URN E-project-042108-115933

Division Social Studies of Science and Technology

Title Human Interpretation of Privacy Policy

Advisor
Fisler, Kathryn, CS

Availability unrestricted

Abstract
Building privacy policies into software systems can greatly increase the ease of handling sensitive information and reduce the possibility of information misuse. However, such a system only works if the way the software enforces the policy matches user expectations about the policy. Therefore it is important that we understand how users think about privacy policies to help negotiate discrepancies between user and system interpretations of a policy.

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IQP.pdf

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Project Type	IQP
Submission date	2008-04-21
Authors	Elijah D Forbes-Summers, flveggie@WPI.EDU, CS Steven P Rose, PH
URN	E-project-042108-115933
Division	Social Studies of Science and Technology
Title	Human Interpretation of Privacy Policy
Advisor	Fisler, Kathryn, CS
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract Building privacy policies into software systems can greatly increase the ease of handling sensitive information and reduce the possibility of information misuse. However, such a system only works if the way the software enforces the policy matches user expectations about the policy. Therefore it is important that we understand how users think about privacy policies to help negotiate discrepancies between user and system interpretations of a policy.
Files	IQP.pdf