Mark S. Ackerman
Lorrie Cranor
ABSTRACT
Creating usable systems to protect online privacy is an inherently difficult problem. Privacy critics are semi-autonomous agents that help people protect their online privacy by offering suggestions and warnings. Two sample critics are presented.
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