Internet Security Aesthetics: Can internet transparency afford social trust?

Fiona Carroll, Rhyd Lewis

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Abstract

The internet has made everything convenient. Through the world wide web it has almost single-handily trans-formed the way we live our lives. In doing so, we have become so fuelled by cravings for fast and cheap web connections that we find it difficult to take in the bigger picture. It is widely documented that we need a safer and more trusting internet, but few know or agree on what this actually means. This paper introduces a new body of research that explores whether there needs to be a fundamental shift in how we design and deliver these online spaces. In detail, the authors suggest the need for an internet security aesthetic that opens up the internet (from end to end) to fully support the people that are using it. Going forward, this research highlights that social trust needs to be a key concern in defining the future value of the internet.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICCCN 2022 - 31st International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781665497268
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Sept 2022
Event31st International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks, ICCCN 2022 - Virtual, Online, United States
Duration: 25 Jul 202227 Jul 2022

Publication series

NameProceedings - International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks, ICCCN
Volume2022-July
ISSN (Print)1095-2055

Conference

Conference31st International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks, ICCCN 2022
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityVirtual, Online
Period25/07/2227/07/22

Keywords

  • application layer
  • internet security aesthetics
  • transparency
  • trust
  • user centred design (UCD)

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