The Berkeley Laboratory for Usable and Experimental Security (BLUES)
We perform research at the intersection of computer security, online privacy, and human-computer interaction. Our goal is to understand how people make privacy and security decisions, and then use that understanding to construct more usable systems and interfaces.
The Berkeley Laboratory for Usable and Experimental Security (BLUES)
Many of the privacy and security problems that plague today's online world are the result of a failure of system designers to consider their intended users. We perform basic research on human behavior to understand how people make decisions about their privacy and security, how they interact with privacy and security mechanisms, and ultimately how to design computer systems that result in improved privacy and security outcomes.
The Berkeley Laboratory for Usable and Experimental Security (BLUES)
By its nature, the research that we perform is highly interdisciplinary. We apply techniques from human-computer interaction (HCI) to solve computer security and online privacy problems. Some of this work involves qualitative research methods, such as interviews and ethnography, to understand the breadth of problems. Other research involves quantitative methods, such as large-scale surveys, measurement studies, and controlled laboratory experiments.

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