Supporting Family Discussions About Digital Privacy Through Perspective-Taking: An Empirical Investigation
Zikai Wen, Lanjing Liu, Yaxing Yao
IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy 2025 · Day 1 · Privacy
Digital privacy has become an increasingly complex and contentious topic within families, particularly as adolescents navigate the burgeoning landscape of social media. The talk, "Supporting Family Discussions About Digital Privacy Through Perspective-Taking: An Empirical Investigation," presented by Zikai Wen alongside co-authors Lanjing Liu and Professor Yaxing Yao at IEEE S&P, delves into the critical challenges families face when discussing online privacy and proposes an innovative, empirically-backed solution. The core issue identified is a pervasive communication breakdown where parents and teenagers often "talk past each other," leading to stalled conversations, misunderstandings, and ineffective outcomes.