|
The general public is increasingly aware of and concerned about the vast sum of data collected by the NSA, corporations, marketers, and social media sites. Wearables, embedded devices, and unique identifiers related to the Internet of Things (IoT) are now capable of producing data such as from heart monitoring implants, GPS biochips for finding lost pets or Alzheimer’s patients, and smart sensors for home appliances that allow remote monitoring. This rich and complex data is of interest to social scientists yet there are concerns over privacy, ownership, and the commoditization of all this data. Design a qualitative study that addresses these concerns as well as how likely the general public will be to voluntarily use sensors and IoT devices, and are they likely to see the data as their own (belonging to themselves), understand the value of it, and demand more control over its use as well as some compensation for it. Describe your method, sample, variables, data collection and analysis
| 