Computing students hold persistent incorrect beliefs, basing trust judgments on cues no longer reliable to guarantee trustworthiness¶
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q2 i? Students relied on platform reputation, professional appearance, security features such as https, and instincts when deciding whether to share information, cues the article says no longer reliably guarantee trustworthiness. → Adama 2026
Evidence¶
Adama 2026¶
Adama, V., Biddle, R., Arachchilage, N., & Lottridge, D. (2026). Confident yet Concerned: Inconsistencies in Computing Students' Attitudes on Cybersecurity. https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.18541 doi:10.48550/arxiv.2606.18541
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Thematic analysis of open-ended survey responses on how students decide whether to share information or data. The article concludes "students' trust judgments were based on cues no longer reliable to definitively guarantee trustworthiness", citing reliance on platform reputation, professional-looking sites, https, and instincts.
"Overall: stu- dents’ trust judgments were based on cues no longer reliable to definitively guarantee trustworthiness."
Discussion¶
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Computing students hold persistent incorrect beliefs, basing trust judgments on cues no longer reliable to guarantee trustworthiness |
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Computing students hold persistent incorrect beliefs, basing trust judgments on cues no longer reliable to guarantee trustworthiness |
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