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Investigating the Efficacy of User Access-Control Solutions on Smartphones

Investigating the Efficacy of User Access-Control Solutions on Smartphones

The incumbent all-or-nothing model of access control on smartphones has been known to dissatisfy users, due to high overhead (both cognitive and physical) and lack of device-sharing support. Several alternative models have been proposed. However, their efficacy has not been evaluated and compared empirically, due to a lack of detailed quantitative data on users’ authorization […]