CHASE 2023
Sun 14 - Mon 15 May 2023 Melbourne, Australia
co-located with ICSE 2023
Mon 15 May 2023 11:00 - 11:20 at Meeting Room 103 - Collaboration & Human Factors II Chair(s): Andrew Begel

Social Coding Platforms (SCPs) like GitHub have become central to modern software engineering thanks to their collaborative and version-control features. Like in mainstream Online Social Networks (OSNs) such as Facebook, users of SCPs are subjected to privacy attacks and threats given the high amounts of personal and project-related data available in their profiles and software repositories. However, unlike in OSNs, the privacy concerns and practices of SCP users have not been extensively explored nor documented in the current literature. In this work, we present the preliminary results of an online survey (N=105) addressing developers’ concerns and perceptions about privacy threats steaming from SCPs. Our results suggest that, while users express concern about social and organisational privacy threats, they often feel safe sharing personal and project-related information on these platforms. Moreover, attacks targeting the inference of sensitive attributes are considered more likely than those seeking to re-identify source-code contributors. Based on these findings, we propose a set of recommendations for future investigations addressing privacy and identity management in SCPs.

Mon 15 May

Displayed time zone: Hobart change

11:00 - 12:30
Collaboration & Human Factors IIResearch Track at Meeting Room 103
Chair(s): Andrew Begel Carnegie Mellon University
11:00
20m
Talk
Developers Need Protection, Too: Perspectives and Research Challenges for Privacy in Social Coding PlatformsNIER paper
Research Track
Nicolás E. Díaz Ferreyra Hamburg University of Technology, Abdessamad Imine Lorraine University, Melina Vidoni Australian National University, Riccardo Scandariato Hamburg University of Technology
Pre-print
11:20
20m
Talk
Emotions in Requirements Engineering: A Systematic Mapping StudyFull Paper
Research Track
Tahira Iqbal University of Tartu, Hina Anwar University of Tartu, Syazwanie Filzah University of Tartu, Mohamad Gharib University of Tartu, Kerli Mooses University of Tartu, Kuldar Taveter University of Tartu, Estonia
Pre-print
11:40
20m
Talk
Addressing Age-Related Accessibility Needs of Senior Users Though Model-Driven EngineeringNIER paper
Research Track
Shavindra Wickramathilaka Monash University, ingo Mueller Monash University
Pre-print
12:00
20m
Talk
Perceptions of Task Interdependence in Software Development: An Industrial Case StudyFull Paper
Research Track
Mayara Benício de Barros Souza Federal University of Pernambuco and UNIVASF, Fabio Q. B. da Silva Federal University of Pernambuco, Carolyn Seaman University of Maryland Baltimore County
Pre-print