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Daniel Zappala
@zappala.bsky.social
human-centered security research at BYU
Hey congrats!!
January 16, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Very disappointing loss for my team 😢
December 19, 2025 at 4:57 AM
I was struck by how white nationalism is woven throughout this document. It is the motivating ideology behind the strategy’s antipathy toward Europe and the desire to assert dominance in our hemisphere.
December 6, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I also wonder if there is a realistic way for them to document a research process so we can see that their own work led directly to the written words, though this seems onerous.
December 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I’m pondering a requirement that when they turn in a report, they also turn in a handwritten paragraph that copies out verbatim the AI policy for the class, with a signature attesting they followed it.
December 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I am sad that the tech industry took no thought or care for the havoc they would wreak before unleashing this tool, nor taken any steps to curb academic misconduct.
December 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Very considerate!
November 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I’m curious what you do with a turkey done that early?
November 27, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I was up there this summer and it was gorgeous. Utah is pretty good right now too.
October 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Curious how you secure your e-bike while running errands
October 6, 2025 at 4:48 AM
This paper measured propaganda accounts and was at USENIX Security. Much more of a quantitative approach. But I get 💕 for a good qualitative paper.

www.usenix.org/conference/u...
Characterizing and Detecting Propaganda-Spreading Accounts on Telegram | USENIX
www.usenix.org
September 10, 2025 at 1:34 AM
You see significant overlap and PCs in human-centered security among the above and SOUPS. For CHI, the security and privacy subcommittee in particular.

Since it’s participatory maybe CSCW but I’m less familiar with it.
September 9, 2025 at 11:59 PM
You could make an argument that propaganda campaigns fit under the security umbrella. And USENIX Security has a good set of reviewers that understand and accept qualitative work. Same with IEEE S&P. CCS is a work in progress.

Alternatively maybe CHI, but the registration deadline just passed.
September 9, 2025 at 11:57 PM