Re: Fw: [hcisec] SOAPS at SOUPS : The symposium on Accessible Privacy and Security 2008

I completely disagree.  This is oriented towards handicapped accessibility.  I would suggest proposing a SOUPS discussion session instead.

serge

> This would be a good opportunity to submit something on the security and 
> accessibility issues we're working through together.
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> Mez
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> Mary Ellen Zurko, STSM, IBM Lotus CTO Office       (t/l 333-6389) 
> Lotus/WPLC Security Strategy and Patent Innovation Architect
> 
> ----- Forwarded by Mary Ellen Zurko/Westford/IBM on 02/06/2008 02:05 PM 
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> From: "Harry Hochheiser" <hshoch@gmail.com> To: hcisec@yahoogroups.com Date: 
> 02/06/2008 11:29 AM Subject: [hcisec] SOAPS at SOUPS : The symposium on
> Accessible Privacy and Security 2008
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> Please distribute widely:
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> SOAPS at SOUPS:
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> The Symposium on Accessible Privacy and Security (SOAPS 2008) at the 
> Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS 2008)
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> Date: July 23, 2008 Location: Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
> 
> This workshop is part of the Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security
> 
> Verification images, toolbars, CAPTCHAs, and other web-based mechanisms
> are increasingly being used to protect both users and service providers
> from fraudulent access to information services. These tools may play a
> valuable role in web privacy and security, but they pose problems for
> users with disabilities that may prevent them from interpreting images or
> other visually-presented information. Alternative approaches including
> audio may provide partial workarounds, but they suffer from problems of
> their own, both in terms of security and usability.
> 
> As these tools become more widely used, unresolved accessibility concerns
> may prevent individuals with various disabilities from safely accessing
> financial, commercial, and educational resources on the web. Techniques
> that are accessible, secure, and private will be needed to avoid
> disenfranchisement of this large group of users.
> 
> This workshop on accessible privacy and security will bring researchers 
> and commercial practitioners interested in usable privacy and security 
> together with accessibility researchers and experts in the accessibility
> needs of particular populations. Discussions and presentations will cover
> a range of topics at the intersection of these areas, including, but not
> limited to:
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> - Human-Interaction-Proofs (CAPTCHAs) for website authentication
> 
> - Mechanisms for verifying site identity
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> - Anti-phishing tools
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> - Anti-virus tools
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> - Privacy policies
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> - Concerns regarding situated use, including topics such as the privacy
> concerns of audio feedback in public places
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> - Universally usable designs that meet the needs of all users
> 
> - Strategies for achieving both strong security and accessibility
> 
> - Needs of specific subpopulations such as deaf-blind users
> 
> - The impact of evolving web technologies including AJAX and Rich Internet
> Applications on accessible privacy and security
> 
> SOAPS '08 invites participation from researchers, practitioners, and 
> accessibility advocates from all perspectives on accessibility and 
> security. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss system 
> requirements from various perspectives, present and discuss research 
> prototypes, and develop an agenda for both future research and technology
> transfer.
> 
> Prospective participants should submit a short position paper along with a
> cover letter describing their research interests, experience, and
> background in relevant areas. Position papers should be up to 4 pages in
> length, using the SOUPS proceedings format available at 
> http://cups.cs.cmu.edu/soups/2008/cfp.html. All submissions must be in 
> accessible PDF format and should not be anonymized.
> 
> Submit your paper using the electronic submissions page for the SOUPS 2008
> conference (http://http://cups.cs.cmu.edu/soups/2008/submit.html). A
> successful submission will display a web page confirming it, and a
> confirmation email is sent to the corresponding author. Please make sure
> you receive that confirmation email when you submit, and follow the 
> directions in that email if you require any follow up.
> 
> Important Dates:
> 
> * Position papers deadline: April 13 * Notification of acceptance: May 11 *
> Camera ready final versions of the papers due: June 6 * Workshop: July 23
> 
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> Workshop Organizers:
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> - Harry Hochheiser, Towson University hhochheiser@towson.edu - Jinjuan
> Feng, Towson University jfeng@towson.edu - Jonathan Lazar, Towson
> University jlazar@towson.edu - Anne Taylor, National Federation of the
> Blind, ataylor@nfb.org - Mark Riccobono, National Federation of the Blind,
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