Collecting Survey and Smartphone Sensor Data With an App: Opportunities and Challenges Around Privacy and Informed Consent
Collecting Survey and Smartphone Sensor Data With an App: Opportunities and Challenges Around Privacy and Informed Consent
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DOI：
10.1177/0894439318816389
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发表时间：
2020-10-01
影响因子：
4.1
通讯作者：
Trappmann, Mark
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作者：
Kreuter, Frauke;Haas, Georg-Christoph;Trappmann, Mark
新的《欧洲通用数据保护条例》（GDPR）对数字数据收集提出了更高的要求。本文报告了2018年德国全国范围内基于人口的概率应用程序研究，其中参与者被要求通过符合GDPR的同意流程分享一系列数字跟踪数据，包括地理位置，加速度计数据，电话和短信日志，应用程序使用情况以及访问他们的地址簿。在约4,300名受邀者和约650名参与者的参与下，我们证明了（1）人们愿意分享如此广泛的数字跟踪数据，因为他们在研究中的请求要有限得多;（2）尽管提供了更多与决策相关的信息，但参与者几乎无法区分所提出的不同数据请求;以及（3）一旦参与者同意，他们并不倾向于撤销它。我们还展示了（4）一个广泛持有的信念的证据，即有关数据收集和数据使用的解释往往没有仔细阅读，至少在应用程序本身，表明需要研究和改善用户体验，以充分告知和保护参与者。最后，我们建议该领域建立一个专业组织的批准印章，以帮助研究界促进数据的安全使用。
The new European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) imposes enhanced requirements on digital data collection. This article reports from a 2018 German nationwide population-based probability app study in which participants were asked through a GDPR compliant consent process to share a series of digital trace data, including geolocation, accelerometer data, phone and text messaging logs, app usage, and access to their address books. With about 4,300 invitees and about 650 participants, we demonstrate (1) people were just as willing to share such extensive digital trace data as they were in studies with far more limited requests; (2) despite being provided more decision-related information, participants hardly differentiated between the different data requests made; and (3) once participants gave consent, they did not tend to revoke it. We also show (4) evidence for a widely-held belief that explanations regarding data collection and data usage are often not read carefully, at least not within the app itself, indicating the need for research and user experience improvement to adequately inform and protect participants. We close with suggestions to the field for creating a seal of approval from professional organizations to help the research community promote the safe use of data.