Attire: conveying information exposure through avatar apparel

Authors:
Roberto Hoyle;Sameer Patil;Dejanae White;Jerald Dawson;Paul Whalen;Apu Kapadia
Affiliations:
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA;Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland;North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC, USA;Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, USA;Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA;Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
Venue:
Proceedings of the 2013 conference on Computer supported cooperative work companion
Year:
2013

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Abstract

Systems of interpersonal interaction typically allow a user to manage privacy by specifying which accesses to his or her personal information are permitted. However, users rarely know whether, when, and by whom information was actually accessed within the parameters they specified. We define actual accesses to personal information as "information exposure". Knowing one's exposure can potentially enhance privacy management. Toward this end, we present Attire: an app for computers and smartphones that represents the user with an avatar. Attire conveys real-time information exposure in a lightweight and unobtrusive manner via modifications to the avatar's clothing.