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Career

· Chief Scientist and Co-founder, AppCensus, Inc.2019–
· Research Director, Usable Security and Privacy Group, International Computer Science Institute (ICSI)2013–
· Research Scientist, University of California, Berkeley2011–
· Scientist, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)2010–2011
· Postdoctoral Researcher, Brown University2009–2010
· Research Intern, Microsoft Research2008–
· Research Intern, Xerox PARC2006–
· Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University2004–2009
· Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Engineering, University of Virginia2000–2004

Publications (155)

Android permissions: user attention, comprehension, and behavior
Symposium On Usable Privacy and Security · 2012
1,199
cited
The Effect of Online Privacy Information on Purchasing Behavior: An Experimental Study
Workshop on the Economics of Information Security · 2011
914
cited
You've been warned: an empirical study of the effectiveness of web browser phishing warnings
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2008
707
cited
Crying Wolf: An Empirical Study of SSL Warning Effectiveness
USENIX Security Symposium · 2009
491
cited
Of passwords and people: measuring the effect of password-composition policies
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2011
463
cited
Emigrants and Exiles: Ireland and the Irish Exodus to North America.
1987
414
cited
I've got 99 problems, but vibration ain't one: a survey of smartphone users' concerns
Security and Privacy in Smartphones and Mobile Devices · 2012
315
cited
Scaling the Security Wall: Developing a Security Behavior Intentions Scale (SeBIS)
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2015
294
cited
Phinding Phish: An Evaluation of Anti-Phishing Toolbars
Network and Distributed System Security Symposium · 2007
285
cited
Does my password go up to eleven?: the impact of password meters on password selection
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2013
246
cited
Facebook and privacy: it's complicated
Symposium On Usable Privacy and Security · 2012
226
cited
Android Permissions Remystified: A Field Study on Contextual Integrity
USENIX Security Symposium · 2015
216
cited
“Won’t Somebody Think of the Children?” Examining COPPA Compliance at Scale
Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing Technologies · 2018
211
cited
50 Ways to Leak Your Data: An Exploration of Apps' Circumvention of the Android Permissions System
USENIX Security Symposium · 2019
188
cited
Privacy Attitudes of Smart Speaker Users
Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing Technologies · 2019
177
cited
Choice Architecture and Smartphone Privacy: There's a Price for That
Workshop on the Economics of Information Security · 2012
166
cited
Let's Go in for a Closer Look: Observing Passwords in Their Natural Habitat
Conference on Computer and Communications Security · 2017
164
cited
How to Ask for Permission
USENIX conference on Hot topics in security · 2012
157
cited
Are You Ready to Lock?
Conference on Computer and Communications Security · 2014
156
cited
The Feasibility of Dynamically Granted Permissions: Aligning Mobile Privacy with User Preferences
IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy · 2017
154
cited
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