论文标题
一个充满隐私和安全（MIS）概念的世界？在12个国家 /地区的代表调查结果
A World Full of Privacy and Security (Mis)conceptions? Findings of a Representative Survey in 12 Countries
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论文摘要
公众对数字安全和隐私主题的误解经常导致不安全的行为。但是，在全球背景下这种误解的流行率和程度知之甚少。在这项工作中，我们介绍了对全球人口误解的首次大规模调查的结果：我们对四大洲的12个国家 /地区进行了n = 12，351名参与者进行了在线调查。通过调查围绕八个共同安全和隐私主题（包括E2EE，Wi-Fi，VPN和恶意软件）的影响因素的影响因素，我们发现居住国是保持误解的最强估计。我们还确定了非西方国家和西方国家之间的差异，这表明了对用户安全知识，看法和行为的特定地区研究的需求。尽管我们没有观察到许多彻底的误解，但我们确实发现了对几个基本隐私和安全主题的缺乏理解和不确定性。
Misconceptions about digital security and privacy topics in the general public frequently lead to insecure behavior. However, little is known about the prevalence and extent of such misconceptions in a global context. In this work, we present the results of the first large-scale survey of a global population on misconceptions: We conducted an online survey with n = 12, 351 participants in 12 countries on four continents. By investigating influencing factors of misconceptions around eight common security and privacy topics (including E2EE, Wi-Fi, VPN, and malware), we find the country of residence to be the strongest estimate for holding misconceptions. We also identify differences between non-Western and Western countries, demonstrating the need for region-specific research on user security knowledge, perceptions, and behavior. While we did not observe many outright misconceptions, we did identify a lack of understanding and uncertainty about several fundamental privacy and security topics.
