Vision: Investigating Web API Developer Experience in Relation to Terms of Service and Privacy Policies

Aidah Ichario, Manuel Maarek

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Abstract

Rapid advancement in Web technologies has seen a shift from the use and implementation of closed applications to open information sharing in the form of Web APIs (Application Programming Interface). Developers make use of Web APIs by integrating them into their Web and mobile applications. These APIs however, come with Terms of Service (ToS) and Privacy Policies drawn up by the API providers that the developers must abide by. This research seeks to identify issues developers face with Web API ToS with regard to privacy. We propose to ground our understanding of ToS and privacy policy issues and their subsequent implications on Developer Experience from content analysis of developer discourse with card sorting. We report on a small scale pilot experiment.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2020 IEEE European Symposium on Security and Privacy Workshops (EuroS&PW)
PublisherIEEE
Pages166-171
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781728185972
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 22 Oct 2020
EventEuroUSEC European Workshop on Usable Security 2020 -
Duration: 7 Sept 20207 Sept 2020
https://eusec20.cs.uchicago.edu/

Workshop

WorkshopEuroUSEC European Workshop on Usable Security 2020
Abbreviated titleEuroUSEC 2020
Period7/09/207/09/20
Internet address

Keywords

  • Content Analysis
  • Developer Experience
  • Online Discourse
  • Privacy Policies
  • Terms of Service
  • Web API

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Information Systems and Management
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

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