Understanding the Physical Safety, Security, and Privacy Concerns of People with Visual Impairments

Ahmed, Tousif; Hoyle, Roberto; Shaffer, Patrick; Connelly, Kay; Crandall, David J.; Kapadia, Apu

doi:10.1109/mic.2017.77

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“…We found that the large majority of the 325 participants showed concerns regarding securing their personal information, which is in line with previous findings [2]. Almost all participants (96%) said passwords are important or very important.…”

Section: Importance Of Passwordssupporting

confidence: 91%

“…We asked participants to share the strategies they use to remember passwords. 33 The strategies mentioned by our survey participants were similar to those found by Ahmed et al [2]. Wash et al [35], who also found that sighted people tend to reuse passwords, to both avoid having to memorize many of them, and to better memorize strong ones.…”

Section: Strategies To Memorize Passwordssupporting

confidence: 81%

“…Some participants also said they were afraid of being robbed (N=25). For example, P56 said he tries to type quickly to avoid others from seeing his passwords, as found in prior work [2], but notes "if I do this I won't be able to type accurately, especially if I can't use speech". Additionally, a total of 15 participants said their concerns with using passwords in public spaces relate to accessibility issues, such as in stores that use inaccessible touchscreens.…”

Section: Concerns With Entering Passwords In Publicmentioning

confidence: 92%

“…We developed an online survey to collect data from blind and low vision individuals regarding their use of passwords and perceptions about user authentication methods and their own ability to protect their personal information in digital devices. Our hypotheses were: H1) People with vision impairment will not feel able to properly keep their digital information secure, because of accessibility issues with the visual cues and feedback provided [7] and the difficulty to assess if others are shoulder surfing their passwords [2].…”

Section: Survey Methodologymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Prior work from Ahmed et al [2] indicates that most people with vision impairment feel uncomfortable to use passwords in public contexts for fear of eavesdropping and also have privacy concerns. However, other research indicate that the majority of people with vision impairment are choosing not to use passwords to protect their smartphones [7,17].…”

Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Understanding Authentication Method Use on Mobile Devices by People with Vision Impairment

Faustino

Girouard

2018

Proceedings of the 20th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

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Passwords help people avoid unauthorized access to their personal devices but are not without challenges, like memorability and shoulder surfing attacks. Little is known about how people with vision impairment assure their digital security in mobile contexts. We conducted an online survey to understand their strategies to remember passwords, their perceptions of authentication methods and their self-assessed ability to keep their digital information safe. We collected answers from 325 people who are blind or have low vision from 12 countries and found: most use familiar names and numbers to create memorable passwords, the majority consider fingerprint to be the most secure and accessible user authentication method and PINs the least secure user authentication method. This paper presents our survey results and provides insights for designing better authentication methods for people with vision impairment.

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Section: Importance Of Passwordssupporting

confidence: 91%

Section: Strategies To Memorize Passwordssupporting

confidence: 81%

Section: Concerns With Entering Passwords In Publicmentioning

confidence: 92%

Section: Survey Methodologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Understanding Authentication Method Use on Mobile Devices by People with Vision Impairment

Faustino

Girouard

2018

Proceedings of the 20th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

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Accessible Privacy

Wang

Price

2022

Modern Socio-Technical Perspectives on Privacy

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End-user privacy mechanisms have proliferated in various types of devices and application domains. However, these mechanisms were often designed without adequately considering a wide range of underserved users, for instance, people with disabilities. In this chapter, we focus on the intersection of accessibility and privacy, paying particular attention to the privacy needs and challenges of people with disabilities. The key takeaway messages of this chapter are as follows: (1) people with disabilities face heightened challenges in managing their privacy; (2) existing end-user privacy tools are often inaccessible to people with disabilities, making them more vulnerable to privacy threats; and (3) design guidelines are needed for creating more accessible privacy tools.

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Password Managers Use Among Individuals Who Are Visually Impaired: Awareness, Adoption, and Rejection

Alajarmeh,

Ladner

2024

International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction

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Understanding the Physical Safety, Security, and Privacy Concerns of People with Visual Impairments

Cited by 26 publications

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Understanding Authentication Method Use on Mobile Devices by People with Vision Impairment

Understanding Authentication Method Use on Mobile Devices by People with Vision Impairment

Accessible Privacy

Password Managers Use Among Individuals Who Are Visually Impaired: Awareness, Adoption, and Rejection

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