s-Tor-y on User Acceptance of PETs

摘要

Today every user has a plethora of devices to choose from, depending on the task they want to perform. However every move they make leaves a trace on the internet. Global surveillance is so common we learned to accept it and not even try to fight against it. There are existing solutions that help protect users, however little research has been done on the usability and transparency of these tools. We try to convince people that it is better to sacrifice some of the convenience for better privacy, instead of evaluating how to change existing mechanisms to fit their needs better. In our research we would like to gain insights on how users across countries differ in their perception of privacy and security and what is their willingness to accept Privacy Enhancing Technologies on the example of Tor running on a mobile device. To this end we plan to conduct a two phase study consisting of an online background survey and a multi group lab test.