- Leijie Wang. PhD student. Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington
- Ruotong Wang. PhD student. Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington
- Sterling Williams-Ceci. PhD student. Department of Information Science, Cornell University
- Sanketh Menda. PhD student. Department of Computer Science, Cornell University
- Amy X. Zhang. Assistant Professor. Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington
Purpose of the Study
This study aims to understand through interviews how users' privacy concerns might shape their decisions to report unwanted messages on encrypted messaging platforms like WhatsApp, Secret Chats on Telegram, Secret Conversations on Facebook Messenger, Signal, etc.
Study Procedures
During the one-hour interview, we will ask participants about their experience in using E2EE platforms as well as their privacy expectations and concerns about user reporting on E2EE platforms via a list of hypothetical harassment scenarios.
Benefits
You may learn more about reporting on encrypted messaging platforms and get an opportunity to inform the design of future reporting mechanisms with your testimonies.
Risks
We foresee extremely minimal risks with this study. While harassment scenarios may include offensive languages, we design intricate study procedures to prevent any unnecessary exposure and harms. We also encourage participants to skip any scenario that they find disturbing.
Protecting Your Information
The interview can be conducted using a video conferencing tool or audio call, or if participants prefer, it can be conducted over email or a messaging platform of their choice. If participants choose video or audio chats, the interview will be recorded but for internal purposes only. We will also keep your identity anonymous.
Compensation
If selected participants are willing to share their email address and name, they will receive a $20 Amazon gift card.
Questions and contact
If you have questions about this research study, please free feel to contact Leijie Wang:
leijiew@cs.washington.edu.
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