Software developers are key players in the security ecosystem as they produce code that
runs on millions of devices. Yet we continue to see insecure code being developed and …

Privacy by design (PbD) is a policy measure that guides software developers to apply
inherent solutions to achieve better privacy protection. For PbD to be a viable option, it is …

While online developer forums are major resources of knowledge for application
developers, their roles in promoting better privacy practices remain underexplored. In this …

Recruiting professional programmers in sufficient numbers for research studies can be
challenging because they often cannot spare the time, or due to their geographical …

Context: To provide privacy-aware software systems, it is crucial to consider privacy from the
very beginning of the development. However, developers do not have the expertise and the …

Pervasive use of software applications continue to challenge user privacy when users
interact with software systems. Even though privacy practices such as Privacy by Design …

Mobile advertising networks present personalized advertisements to developers as a way to
increase revenue. These types of ads use data about users to select potentially more …

Context: Maintaining the privacy of user data is a concern in software development to satisfy
customer needs or to comply with privacy laws. Recent studies have shown that software …

Privacy tasks can be challenging for developers, resulting in privacy frameworks and
guidelines from the research community which are designed to assist developers in …

Previous research has been carried out to identify the impediments that prevent developers
from incorporating privacy protocols into software applications. No research has been …