Shared Responsibility in Practice: Evaluating the Security–Usability Trade-Off and User Accountability in WhatsApp’s Ecosystem
Emonena Patrick Obrik-Uloho, Michael Olayinka Gbadebo, Oluwabukola Oluwaseun Afolabi, Sunday Abayomi Joseph, Tunbosun Oyewale Oladoyinbo & Oluwaseun Oladeji Olaniyi · Asian Journal of Research in Computer Science · 2026
This study critically evaluates WhatsApp’s security ecosystem through a shared responsibility framework, examining the interaction between platform safeguards, usability, and user accountability. A mixed-methods approach was employed, integrating four open-access cybersecurity da...