Mapping Frictions in Interdisciplinary Privacy Research: Evidence from Eye-Tracking Researchers

Susanne Hindennach, Mayar Elfares, Céline Gressel, Andreas Bulling

Human Centered Security Meets Social Sciences - Mapping the Frictions (SOUPS), 2026.

Abstract

Friction between human-centred security researchers and social scientists is widely felt in interdisciplinary work, yet rarely documented empirically. Drawing on a study with eye-tracking researchers about privacy and ethics in sensitive data use, we present four points of friction extracted from both participant responses and our own research process: differences in terminology, assumptions, and values, as well as the hidden labour underlying interdisciplinary collaboration. We argue that these frictions are not merely obstacles but productive sites of reflection - and that addressing them requires making implicit assumptions explicit, disclosing disciplinary boundaries, and consciously harnessing the tensions they create.

BibTeX

@inproceedings{hindennach26_soups, title = {{Mapping Frictions in Interdisciplinary Privacy Research}: {Evidence from Eye-Tracking Researchers}}, author = {Hindennach, Susanne and Elfares, Mayar and Gressel, Céline and Bulling, Andreas}, year = {2026}, booktitle = {Human Centered Security Meets Social Sciences - Mapping the Frictions (SOUPS)} }