The University of Chicago

Amyoli Internet Research Lab

This page lists our most recent publications.

 2024

  • Blinder, E., Fessehazion, S., Torok, Z., bonsignore, e., Fails, J., Yip, J., Chetty, M., Vitak, J., and Clegg, T. Evaluating Privacy and Security Tradeoffs With Children Using Hypothetical `Would You Rather’ Scenarios. To Appear CSCW 2024.
  • Schaffner, B.,  Bhagoji, A.N., Cheng, M., Mei, J., Shen, J., Wang, G., Lakier, G., Tan, C., Feamster, N., and Chetty, M. Community Guidelines Make This the Best Party on the Internet: An In-Depth Study of Online Platforms’ Content Moderation Policies. To Appear CHI 2024.
  • Schaffner, B., Brohn, A., Chee, J., Feng, K.J., and Chetty, M. Designing and Testing a Mobile Application for Collecting WhatsApp Chat Data While Preserving Privacy. Available on Arxiv 2024 [pdf]

  • Tran, V. Mehrotra, A., Chetty, M., Feamster, N., Frankenreiter, J., and Strahilevitz, L. Measuring Compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act Over Space and Time. To Appear CHI 2024.

  • [Public Policy] Chanenson, J., Choksi, MZ., Chetty, M., (2024) Comment on the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (“COPPA”) for Federal Trade Commission Docket FTC-2021-0019. [pdf][html]

 2023

  • Chanenson, J., Sloane, B., Morrill, A., Chee, J., Rajan, N., Huang, D., and Chetty, M. Uncovering Privacy and Security Challenges In K-12 Schools. CHI 2023. [pdf] [html] Honorable Mention For Best Paper Award
  • Huisingh-Scheetz, M., Bryant, B., Taylor, C.,  Foster, B., Appelhans, B., Chetty, M., Danilovich, M., Davis, E., Feamster, N., Finch, L., Richardson, M., Thomas, N., Wagman, K., Wan, W., Wilder, J., Hawkley, L. Design, methods and preliminary findings for the EngAGE trial: An exercise and social engagement intervention for multimorbid, homebound African American older adult-care partner dyads delivered over voice-activated technology. Oral Presentation. International Conference on Frailty and Sarcopenia Research. Toulouse, France. March 22-24, 2023.

  • Kumar, P. C., O’Connell, F., Li, L., Byrne, V., Chetty, M., Clegg, T., and Vitak, J. Understanding research on designing for children’s privacy and security: A document analysis. IDC 2023. [pdf]

  • Schaffner, B., Stefanescu, A., Campili, O, and Chetty, M. Don’t Let Netflix Drive the Bus: User’s Sense of Agency Over
    Time and Content Choice on Netflix” CSCW 2023. [pdf]

  • Wagman, K. B., Blinder, E. B., Song, K., Vignon, A., Dworkin, S., Clegg, T., Vitak, J., and Chetty, M. “We picked community over privacy”: Privacy and security concerns emerging from remote learning sociotechnical infrastructure during COVID-19. CSCW 2023. [pdf]

 2022

  • Apthorpe, N., Emami-Naeini, P., Mathur, A., Chetty, M., and Feamster, N. (2022) You, Me, and IoT: How Internet-Connected Consumer Devices Affect Interpersonal Relationships. Transactions on Internet of Things (TIOT). 2022. [pdf]]
  • Dutkowska-Żuk, A., Hounsel, A., Morril, A., Xiong, A., Chetty, M., and Feamster, N. (2022) How and Why People Use Virtual Private Networks. USENIX Security 2022. [pdf]
  • Feng, K.K.J., Song, K., Li, K, Chakrabarti, O., and Chetty, M. (2022) Investigating How University Students in the United States Encounter and Deal With Misinformation in Private WhatsApp Chats During COVID-19. SOUPS 2022. [pdf]
  • Fulton, K.R., Katcher, S., Song, K., Chetty, M., Mazurek, M.L.,  Messdaghi, C., and Votipka, D. (2022) Vulnerability Discovery for All: Experiences of Marginalization in Vulnerability Discovery. IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy 2022. [pdf]
  • Schaffner, B., Lingareddy, N., and Chetty, M. (2022) Understanding Account Deletion and Relevant Dark Patterns On Social Media. CSCW 2022. [pdf]
  • [Public Policy] Chanenson, J., Chetty, M., Crum, C., Feamster, N., Holiman, J., Khanna, A., MacMillan, K., Pandey, B., Peterson, A., Rothstein, Z., Schaffner, B., Strahilevitz, L., and Yasmeh, J. (2022) Comment on Dark Patterns in Social Media for European Data Protection Board. [pdf]
  • [Public Policy] Collaborative comment with King, J., Kshirsagar, M., et al. (2022) on Digital Advertising Business Guidance Request for Information. [pdf​]

2021

  • Boyd, M., Sullivan, J., Chetty, M. and Ur, B. (2021) Understanding the Security and Privacy Advice Given to Black Lives Matter Protesters. CHI 2021. [pdf]. Honorable Mention For Best Paper Award
  • Lingareddy, N., Schaffner, B., and Chetty, M. (2021) Can I Delete My Account?: Dark Patterns In Account Deletion On Social Media. CHI 2021 Workshop on What Can CHI Do About Dark Patterns?.
  • Major, D., Huang, D., Chetty, M. and Feamster, N. (2021) Alexa, Who Am I Speaking To? Understanding Users’ Ability to Identify Third-Party Apps on Amazon Alexa. Transactions on Internet Technology. 2021. [pdf].

  • [Public Policy] Chetty, M., Lingareddy, N., Schaffner, B., and Strahilevitz, L. (2021) Comment on Dark Patterns for Federal Trade Commission Docket FTC-2021-0019. [pdf]

2020

  • Kumar, P.C., Subramaniam, M., Vitak, J., Clegg, T.L., & Chetty, M. (2020). Strengthening Children’s Privacy Literacy Through Contextual Integrity. Media and Communication, 8(4). [pdf]

  • Narayanan, A., Mathur, A., Chetty, M., & Kshirsagar, M. (2020). Dark Patterns: Past, Present, and Future. Queue, 18(2), 67-92. [pdf]

  • Reichel, J., Peck, F., Inaba, M., Moges, B., Chawla, B., S., and Chetty, M. (2020) `I have too much respect for my elders’: Understanding South African Mobile Users’ Perceptions of Privacy and Current Behaviors on Facebook and WhatsApp. USENIX Security 2020. [pdf]

  • Swart, M., Lopez, Y., Mathur, A., and Chetty, M. (2020) Is This An Ad?: Automatically Disclosing Online Endorsements On YouTube With AdIntuition. CHI 2020. [pdf] Note: AdIntuition is available for Firefox and Chrome.

  • [Public Policy] Chetty, M., Kshirsagar, M., Mathur A., Mayer, J., and Narayanan, A. (June 2020). Comment on Online Endorsement Guidelines To Federal Trade Commission. [pdf]

  • [Public Policy] Chetty, M., Cohney, S., Kshirsagar, M., Mathur, A., Mayer, J., Narayanan, A., Teixeira, E., and Waldman, A.E. (February 2020) Comment on Revised Proposed Regulations Implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act. [pdf]

2019

  • Kumar, P., Chetty, M., Clegg, T., and Vitak, J. (2019) Privacy and Security Considerations For Digital Technology Use in Elementary Schools.  CHI 2019. [pdf]
  • Kumar, P., Vitak, J., Clegg, T., and Chetty, M. (2019). The Platformization Of The Classroom: Teachers As Surveillant Consumers. Surveillance & Society, 17(1/2), 145-152. [pdf] 
  • Li, F., Rogers, L., Mathur, A., Malkin, N., and Chetty, M. (2019) Keepers of the Machines: Examining How System Administrators Manage Software Updates For Multiple Machines. SOUPS 2019. [pdf] *Distinguished Paper Award 
  • Mathur, A., Acar, G., Friedman, M., Lucherini, E., Mayer, J., Chetty, M., and Narayanan, A. (2019) Dark Patterns at Scale: Findings from a Crawl of 11K Shopping Websites. CSCW 2019. [pdf] *Privacy Papers for Policymakers 2019 Award
  • [Public Policy] Chetty, M., Felten, E.W., Kshirsagar, M.,  Mathur, A., Mayer, J., Narayanan, A., Ongkowijaya, V.,  Salganik, M.J., Sanfilippo, M. and Waldman, A.E. (December 2019) COPPA Rule Review, 16 CFR part 312, Project No. P195404. [pdf]

2018

  • Kumar, P., Vitak, J., Chetty, M., Clegg, T., Yang, J., McNally, B., and bonsignore, e. (2018) Co-Designing Online Privacy-Related Games and Stories with Children. Interaction Design and Children Conference 2018. [pdf]

  • Mathur, A., Narayanan, A., and Chetty, M. (2018) Endorsements on Social Media: An Empirical Study of Affiliate Marketing Disclosures on YouTube and Pinterest. CSCW 2018. [pdf] *Best Paper Award.

  • Mathur, A., Narayanan, A., Vitak, J., and Chetty, M. (2018) Characterizing the Use of Browser-Based Blocking Extensions To Prevent Online Tracking. SOUPS 2018. [pdf]

  • Mathur, A., Narayanan, A., and Chetty M. An Empirical Study of Affiliate Marketing Disclosures on YouTube and Pinterest. (2018) The Workshop on Technology and Consumer Protection (ConPro ’18). [pdf]

  • Romanosky, J. and Chetty, M. (2018) ‘Understanding the Use and Impact of the Zero-Rated Free Basics Platform in South Africa’. CHI 2018. [pdf]

  • Winter, P., Edmundson, A., Roberts, L., Dutkowska-Żuk, A., Chetty, M., and Feamster, N. (2018) How Do Tor Users Interact With Onion Services? Usenix Security 2018. [pdf]

  • Zheng, S., Apthorpe, N., Chetty, M., and Feamster, N. (2018) User Perceptions of Smart Home IoT Privacy. CSCW 2018. [pdf

2017

  • Chang, V., Chundury, P., and Chetty, M. (2017). “Spiders in the Sky”: User Perceptions of Drones, Privacy, and Security. CHI 2017, Denver, Colorado, USA. [pdf]

  • Kumar, P., Naik, S.M., Devkar, U.R., Chetty, M., Clegg, T., and Vitak, J. (2017) ‘No Telling Passcodes Out Because They’re Private’: Understanding Children’s Mental Models of Privacy and Security Online. CSCW 2018 Online First. [pdf]

  • Mathur, A. and Chetty, M. (2017). “Impact of User Characteristics on Attitudes Towards Automatic Mobile Application Updates.” To Appear at SOUPS 2017, Santa Clara, California, USA. [pdf]

2016

  • Mathur, A., Sobti, S., Engel, J., Chang, V., and Chetty, M. (2016). “They Keep Coming Back Like Zombies” Improving Software Updating Interfaces. SOUPS 2016, Denver, Colorado, USA. [pdf]

2015

  • Chetty, M., Kim, H., Sundaresan, S., Burnett, S., Feamster, N., and Edwards, W.K.. (2015) “uCap: An Internet Data Management Tool For The Home”. CHI 2015, Seoul, Korea. [pdf]

  • Mathur, A., Schlotfeldt, B, and Chetty, M.. (2015) “A Mixed-Methods Study of Mobile Users’ Data Usage Practices in South Africa”. Ubicomp 2015, Osaka, Japan. [pdf]

2014

  • Gupta, A., Calder, M., Feamster, N., Chetty, M., Calandro, E., and Katz-Bassett, E. (2014) “Peering at the Internet’s Frontier. A First Look at ISP Interconnectivity in Africa.” PAM 2014, Los Angeles, CA, USA. [pdf]

2013

  • Chetty, M., Muckaden, S., Sundaresan, S., Feamster, N., and Calandro, E. (2013) “Measuring Broadband Performance in South Africa”. ACM DEV 2013, Cape Town, South Africa. [pdf]

  • Wyche, S.P. and Chetty, M. (2013) “Designing to Support Connectivity Between Africans Living Abroad and “Home””. CHI 2013, Paris, France. [pdf]

  • Chetty, M., Calandro, E. and Feamster, N. (2013) Latency Effects on Broadband Performance in South Africa. Internet Society Workshop on Reducing Internet Latency.[pdf]