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At-risk users. As technology continues to imbed into everyday life, more people are at a heightened risk of experiencing technology-facilitated abuse or suffering disproportionate harm from such abuse. Insights from these "at-risk" users can help improve digital safety for people who need it the most, and also get ahead of threats before they become widespread issues for users more generally.
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Chrome security warnings. To stop users from visiting websites that contain malware, attempt phishing, or have a problem with their SSL connection, web browsers like Chrome present a full-page warning that explains the threat and tries to convince the user to not proceed to the infected site. Our goal in this research was to reduce the rate at which users ignored these warnings.
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UbiFit. UbiFit was a persuasive technology that used a mobile phone and on-body sensing to encourage people to incorporate regular and varied physical activity into everyday life.
Wi-Fi Privacy Ticker. The Wi-Fi Privacy Ticker aimed to improve people's privacy awareness and provide them with some control over what they expose to others on Wi-Fi networks.
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ShutEye. ShutEye was a persuasive technology that used a mobile phone to inform people about how likely the activities that they perform throughout the day are to disrupt their sleep that evening. ShutEye used a timeline display on the phone's background screen to present temporally-relevant guidelines; for example, at a glance, the user could see if drinking coffee or going for a run at the current moment would likely disrupt their sleep that night.
Computer-Supported Coordinated Care. Computer-supported coordinated care used technology to aid the (often informal) network of people who support an older adult living at home. It aimed to improve communication among individuals and balance the distribution of responsibilities to allow the older adult to live at home despite increasing care needs.
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