Investigating Usability and User Experience of Individually Verifiable Internet Voting Schemes; Zollinger, Marie-Laure ; et alin ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (2021), 28(5), 1-36 Internet voting can afford more inclusive and inexpensive elections. The flip side is that the integrity of the election can be compromised by adversarial attacks and malfunctioning voting infrastructure ... [more ▼] Internet voting can afford more inclusive and inexpensive elections. The flip side is that the integrity of the election can be compromised by adversarial attacks and malfunctioning voting infrastructure. Individual verifiability aims to protect against such risks by letting voters verify that their votes are correctly registered in the electronic ballot box. Therefore, voters need to carry out additional tasks making human factors crucial for security. In this article, we establish a categorization of individually verifiable Internet voting schemes based on voter interactions. For each category in our proposed categorization, we evaluate a voting scheme in a user study with a total of 100 participants. In our study, we assessed usability, user experience, trust, and further qualitative data to gain deeper insights into voting schemes. Based on our results, we conclude with recommendations for developers and policymakers to inform the choices and design of individually verifiable Internet voting schemes. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 133 (10 UL) "Just for the sake of transparency": Exploring Voter Mental Models Of VerifiabilityZollinger, Marie-Laure ; Estaji, Ehsan ; Ryan, Peter Y A et alin Electronic Voting, Sixth International Joint Conference, E-Vote-ID 2021, Bregenz, Austria, October 5-8 (2021, October) Verifiable voting schemes allow voters to verify their individual votes and the election outcome. The voting protocol Selene offers verification of plaintext votes while preserving privacy. Misconceptions ... [more ▼] Verifiable voting schemes allow voters to verify their individual votes and the election outcome. The voting protocol Selene offers verification of plaintext votes while preserving privacy. Misconceptions of verification mechanisms might result in voters mistrust of the system or abstaining from using it. In this paper, we interviewed 24 participants and invited them to illustrate their mental models of Selene. The drawings demonstrated different levels of sophistication and four mental models: 1) technology understanding, 2) meaning of the verification phase, 3) security concerns, and 4) unnecessary steps. We highlight the misconceptions expressed regarding Internet voting technologies and the system design. Based on our findings, we conclude with recommendations for future implementations of Selene as well as for the design of Internet voting systems in general. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 309 (25 UL) How to Assess the Usability Metrics of E-Voting Schemes; Zollinger, Marie-Laure ; et alin Lecture Notes in Computer Science (2019, February) Detailed reference viewed: 336 (24 UL) |
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