"Un-Equal Online Safety?" A Gender Analysis of Security and Privacy Protection Advice and Behaviour Patterns. (arXiv:2305.03680v1 [cs.CY])

There are indications in literature that women do not engage with security
and privacy (SP) technologies, meant to keep them safe online, in the same way
as men do. To better understand this gender gap, we conduct an online survey
with N=604 U.K. participants, to elicit SP advice source preference and usage
of SP methods and technologies. We find evidence of un-equal SP access and
participation. In particular, advice from intimate and social connections (ISC)
is more prevalent among women, …

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