Prakriti Dumaru
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View article: "Synchronized parenting is like mixing oil and water": Reimagining Parental Control for Co-parenting in the Divorced Households
"Synchronized parenting is like mixing oil and water": Reimagining Parental Control for Co-parenting in the Divorced Households Open
Children from divorced households are granted access to devices (e.g., smartphones, tablets), helping them to maintain meaningful contact with both parents. However, regulating their device usage across two households presents unique co-pa…
View article: “I feel like he’s looking in the computer world to be social, but I can’t trust his judgement”: Reimagining Parental Control for Children with ASD
“I feel like he’s looking in the computer world to be social, but I can’t trust his judgement”: Reimagining Parental Control for Children with ASD Open
Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often seek comfort from devices (e.g., smartphones) to deal with social overstimulation. However, such reliance exposes them to inappropriate digital content and increases susceptibility to mimi…
View article: “It's like educating us older people...”: Unveiling Needs and Expectations Regarding Educational Features within Parental Control Tools
“It's like educating us older people...”: Unveiling Needs and Expectations Regarding Educational Features within Parental Control Tools Open
As children are getting access to devices at an increasingly younger age, parents need to grapple with new ways to protect them from online risks. This indicates the need for support from parental control tools to enhance their self-effica…
View article: "It's hard for him to make choices sometimes and he needs guidance": Re-orienting Parental Control for Children
"It's hard for him to make choices sometimes and he needs guidance": Re-orienting Parental Control for Children Open
With access to devices and online platforms at an increasingly younger age, it is essential to protect children from potential online risks. In our studies, we particularly focused the parents who have a child under 13 years of age. To thi…
View article: "\"It doesn't just feel like something a lawyer slapped together.\"- Mental-Model-Based Privacy Policy for Third-Party Applications on Facebook"
"\"It doesn't just feel like something a lawyer slapped together.\"- Mental-Model-Based Privacy Policy for Third-Party Applications on Facebook" Open
Users are often unaware of the information that applications collect and are surprised by unexpected data collection and sharing practices. With numerous third-party applications on Facebook potentially accessing the personal information o…
View article: “After she fell asleep, it went to my next podcast, which was about a serial killer”: Unveiling Needs and Expectations Regarding Parental Control within Digital Assistant
“After she fell asleep, it went to my next podcast, which was about a serial killer”: Unveiling Needs and Expectations Regarding Parental Control within Digital Assistant Open
Voice-based digital assistants (for brevity, we term them as ‘digital assistants’ in this paper, unless otherwise specified) are getting increasingly popular in the household to automate digital routines. Hence, with communal usage of digi…
View article: Understanding the Challenges in Academia to Prepare Nursing Students for Digital Technology Use at Workplace
Understanding the Challenges in Academia to Prepare Nursing Students for Digital Technology Use at Workplace Open
Digital technology has transformed workplaces in recent years. The technology adoption in medical institutions has challenged nurses to evolve in using complex digital systems. However, academic institutions often fail to keep up with the …
View article: A Deep Dive into User's Preferences and Behavior around Mobile Phone Sharing
A Deep Dive into User's Preferences and Behavior around Mobile Phone Sharing Open
Users share their personal devices with different entities in various circumstances. While prior research shed light on the broad reasons behind the sharing of mobile phones, there is a dearth of systematic study to understand the user's d…
View article: Decentralized Electronic Health Record System
Decentralized Electronic Health Record System Open
With a view to overcome the shortcomings of traditional Electronic Health Record (EHR) system so as to assure the interoperability by providing open access to sensitive health data, while still preserving personal data privacy, anonymity a…