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DESCRIPTION:Title: Considerations towards the adoption and use of virtual p
 rivate networks as privacy-enhancing technologies\n\nAbstract: The continu
 ous development and deployment of online technologies that track every use
 r action have heightened privacy concerns among Internet users. As a resul
 t\, some users have taken proactive actions to safeguard their privacy onl
 ine by adopting privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs). However\, the consi
 derations and barriers that these users encounter in the adoption process 
 remain unclear. This uncertainty raises a question: What factors motivate/
 hinder people from adopting and use privacy-enhancing technologies\, parti
 cularly Virtual Private Network applications (VPNs)?  In this talk\, I wil
 l offer insight into the underlying motivations\n("considerations") behind
  VPNs' use/abandonment as a PET.\n\nBio: Moses Namara is a Facebook resear
 ch Fellow on privacy and data use and a Ph.D. Candidate in Human-Centered 
 Computing at Clemson University advised by Dr.Bart Knijnenburg. He uses in
 terdisciplinary research methods from computer science\, psychology\, and 
 the social sciences to understand the principles behind users' adoption an
 d use of technologies\, decision-making\, online privacy attitudes\, and b
 ehaviors. Moses received his B.S. from the University of Maryland and M.S.
  in Computer Science from Clemson University.\n\nhttps://cuboulder.zoom.us
 /j/190280621
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SUMMARY:CS Colloquium: Moses Namara on Considerations towards the adoption 
 and use of VPNs as privacy-enhancing technologies
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