Privacy & Digital Rights in Europe

[Posted by permission of the mod team at r/europrivacy]

Hello! I am Leijie Wang, a CS Ph.D. student at the University of Washington. We’re a group of researchers at the University of Washington and Cornell University studying users’ privacy concerns when reporting unwanted messages on encrypted messaging platforms.

• [Who?] We would love to hear from you if you are an active user of encrypted messaging platforms like WhatsApp, Signal, Facebook Messenger, or Telegram.

• [What?] A one-hour virtual interview. Please be warned that we will ask you questions about your experience of harassment on encrypted messaging platforms and show you hypothetical harassment scenarios.

• [Compensation] If selected for an interview, you will receive a $20 gift card as compensation for your time.

• [Your Privacy] All data collected during our study is anonymized and kept confidential. Besides, the interview can take place using any medium of your choice including video conferencing tools, audio calls, emails, or messaging apps.

• Please follow the link to sign up if you are interested in participating in the interview!

If you’d like to participate or know anyone who might be interested, more details are available here. If you have any questions, feel free to contact the lead researcher Leijie Wang at leijiew@cs.washington.edu.