Felix Reichmann

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Bridging the Gap Between Usable Security Research and Open-Source Practice — Lessons From a Long-Term Engagement With VeraCrypt

VeraCrypt is a freely available open-source encryption tool popular with tech-savvy users. In a 4-year effort to improve VeraCrypt’s usability to reach less tech-savvy users, we conducted 3 user studies (N=77) and found that participants struggled to successfully encrypt their devices with VeraCrypt. We iteratively re…

CHI '251st AuthorPrivacy by Design & User Control +1

Security Knight in Shining Armor: What and Who VPN Providers Claim to Shield Consumers Against

Consumer virtual private network (VPN) providers promise online security and privacy by tunneling user traffic through their servers. However, there is a growing disparity between the users' perceptions of achievable security and privacy and the actual limitations of such services. In a large-scale, multi-step mixed m…

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